18
28. Out of the four persons, every one requires
bhang worth two or three annas. His daily ex-
pense on this account is only one pie and no more.
32. On public Hindu holidays, such as Maha-
Shivaratra, Saturnalia Padwa and Diwali, all
the people join together and partake the drink of
bhang and very scarcely drink a few drops of
opium (kusumba), and thus make themselves
merry during the whole of the festive day. The
drinking of bhang or eating of opium or charas,
has no religious bearing at all.
33. Nobody in this regiment ever worships the
hemp trees.
39. By adding a few other things to bhang,
such as milk, sugar, cardamoms, etc., it gives a
nice taste and loses its bad effects. If ganja is
also smoked without mixing in it tobacco or wash-
ing it several times with water, it will produce
constant burning in the heart of the smoker, and
thus the man will soon die if he smoke it con-
stantly.
41. If in the hot season the bhang be used
moderately, it conduces to the health and digests
food properly.
42. If moderately used bhang is harmless.
43. No reports were made against the men wno
drink bhang moderately to show that their drink-
ing was in any way injurious to their neighbours.
44. The eyes of habitual drunkards are some-
what reddish for a couple of hours after drinking.
If bhang be mixed with sugar, badam, pepper,
cardamom and badishep, it agrees with health
when carefully and moderately used. Those who
daily use it are never intoxicated.
Drinking
creates appetite and its effect never lasts more than
five or six hours. Those who use it seriously on
occasions become lazy for twenty-four hours; they
feel sleepy and wish to eat anything as if they
were hungry for the last one or two days.
45. Not to my knowledge. The smokers of
ganja lose, I am confident, their brains and con-
stant memory. Such people generally suffer from
dysentery. The bhang never produces these bad
effects or insanity. The ganja can produce per-
manent insanity.
As regards queries Nos. 46, 49, 51, 58, 54, 55,
having had no personal knowledge or information
from my subordinates, I am unable t"o answer
them.
Answer No. 27.
20. (a)
Maratha.
Mussalman. Paradesy. Geytkee Brahmans.
Vangara. Bhal. Rajput. Paralhu. Dhangar. Mali & Gurav.
Khatri & Ligazet
Mochi. Wanting. Total.
Strength
180 133 83
9 1 2 5 6 12 5
2 3 23 450
Smokers.
Ganja
Chara
8
9
2
1
2
22
Smokers.
Ganja
Chara
8
9
2
1
2
22
Bhangdrinkers*
4
4
7
15*
* Answer to question 24,
(b) and (c)
Syees.
Bhistees. Bhangees. Kamalhi. Masalchi. Hospital Servants.
Troop Maochis.
Nabyas. Dhobees. Mali. Troop Barbers.
Karkoons. Total.
Strength
225
4 12 1 1 2 3 4 6 2 6 3 289
Smokers.
Ganja
Charas
14 14
2
1 1
22
Bhang drinkers
24. Fifteen combatants are eaters or drinkers of
bhang, as shown in the above tables.
25. The use of the hemp drug is on the decrease
because when this regiment was organized the
heavy duties here required have very much reduced
the number of men addicted to this vice.
28. For each ordinary consumer ganja of half
anna, bhang of one pice and charas of half anna
is required per diem.
32. Bhang is used on Shivaratra, the religious
day of Hindus, Bhang and ganja are much, used
among Hindus, by Shiva-worshippers. Charas is
used by Baluchis; ganja is used in low classes,
while bhang in high ones; these are given to
friends when they are to be honoured, and special
regards are to be shown to them.
33. Moderate consumers of bhang and ganja
are not regarded with contempt by other men, but
the charas-smokers are not treated with respect.
Among the Hindus there is no custom of wor-
shipping the hemp plant.
39. The smoking of any preparation of the
hemp plant is more injurious than the drinking
or eating of the same. In smoking, the seeds of
this plant, which are more injurious, are used, while
in bhang the leaves are only used and some other
substantial things are added.
41. Moderate use of bhang and ganja assists
digestion, and the effects of bad water and air are
not so felt, and it allures hunger for a time.
Even the moderate use of charas is not bene-
ficial.
42. Except bhang, the other forms of this
drug are harmful.
43. Moderate consumers of bhang and ganja
are offensive to their neighbours, but immoderate
consumers are troublesome.
44. To the habitual consumers the drinking and
smoking of bhang and ganja is stimulating and
refreshing. It brings energy to them. If it is
used much it produces intoxication. After a time
of its use it commences to check hunger. The
intoxicating effect of these drugs lasts for about
two hours, and when the effect is totally gone it
produces headache and uneasiness and confused
ideas.
If the habitual consumers are not able to gratify,
they become crazy and bewildered and are likely
to commit a theft for satisfying the gratification.
45. It affects physically a person if continued
for a long time, and produces physical and mental
weakness.
Yes; man loses flesh and becomes lean and weak.