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or special, fortifying himself by using these drugs
only.
55. No, persons intending to commit crimes, in
order to further their designs, are not known to
induce their victims to partake of these drugs, and
so stupefy themselves.
Answer No. 223.
20. The strength of battery is 75 native officers,
non-commissioned officers and gunners.
(a) Combatants—
Panjabi Mussalmans
37
Jat Sikhs
37
Other Hindu
1
TOTAL
75
(b) Non-combatants—
Bhisti
1
Mehter
1
TOTAL
2
(c) Authorised camp followers—
None.
24. One man only cats bhang. He is a Pan¬
jabi Mussalman, caste Sikh.
No man drinks bhang.
25. Only one man eats bhang. No ganja is
known in the battery. The same man eats charas.
28. About 1 anna per day, for bhang or charas.
32. I cannot ascertain any social or religious
custom in this battery.
These drugs are universally considered to be
injurious to health.
Sensible men understand that it can do them no
good physically.
No worship or reverence exists.
39. These habits are so little known to the men,
that they cannot inform me at all in what form
the drug is most injurious.
41. It is not thought to be beneficial by any
man.
42. It is harmful even in small quantities.
43. They are quite inoffensive.
44 It has a stupefying effect on the intellect. It
perhaps slightly exhilarates.
It does not allay, but certainly aggravates
hunger.
The bad effects are noticeable for a whole day.
The man who requires it from habit suffers in
strength, through want of appetite probably. But
of this I am uncertain.
45. Yes. There is physical, mental and moral
degeneration.
Yes. It renders the person more liable to
disease; he has less recuperative power. Causes loss
of appetite.
Predisposes to diseases of the respiratory organs.
It impairs the moral sense and induces laziness.
It deadens the intellect and it is said sometimes
to produce insanity.
Does not know of a case in which insanity was
produced by the drug alone, but cases of insanity
have sometimes a history of ganja or charas-smok-
ing.
It seems to be taken to produce intoxication, per¬
haps at first to allay mental anxiety; sometimes as
an aphrodisiac; afterwards its use cannot be dis¬
continued without great effort.
No information on this subject can be found on
the medical history sheets.
46. The excessive use of these drugs produces
the same consequences as related on answer to
question 45, only in a more marked degree.
[Questions 45 and 46 answered by Medical
Officer.]
49. I know it is certainly not so used here.
51. There are no bad characters.
I know nothing of the connection with crime.
53. I know of no case.
I know of no case.
54. I cannot say.
55. I cannot state.
I have no means of ascertaining.
Answer No. 224.
20. (a) Combatants—
Hindus
396
Mussalmans
322
Christians
81
TOTAL
799
(b) Non-combatants—
Hindu
1
Mussalman
1
TOTAL
2
(c)
Authorised
camp followers—
Hindus
11
Mussalmans
7
TOTAL
18
Not more than half a dozen men of different
castes in the regiment are even suspected, and then
only of smoking ganja.
24. None.
25. On the decrease.
Neither charas nor bhang is used in the regi¬
ment. The use of ganja and allied drugs is prohi¬
bited, and any man found smoking such drugs or
having them in his possession lays himself open to
severe punishment.
28. Ganja—Smoke about 2 tolas, value 3
pice, along with country tobacco.
32. Not known.
33. It is generally regarded as disreputable.
39, 41 and 42. Not known.