160
(a) Combatants—
Baluchis.
About 20
Pathans.
About 30
Hazaras
Nil.
(b) Non-combatants
(c) Authorised camp
followers.
—Not ascertainable.
24. (a) The above 20 Baluchis also drink bhang at
times; also about 15 of the above Pathans also at
times drink bhang.
Hazaras—Nil.
25. Is not on the increase.
28. Charas—About 6 grains, cost 6 pies.
Bhang—about 1 ounce, cost 3 pies.
32. The use of these drugs is forbidden by
Mussalman laws.
33. The consumption is generally regarded as
derogatory.
Not in this regiment.
39. Drinking bhang is the least injurious.
41. The moderate use is not beneficial.
42. The moderate use is not perfectly harmless.
43. No.
44. Refreshing.
Does not produce intoxication.
Charas allays hunger.
Drinking bhang creates appetite.
The want of subsequent gratification produces
longing.
45. Have had practically no experience. One
recruit came to hospital after a drinking bout in
the bazar very apathetic, and another on the march
was exceedingly quarrelsome a short time after
drinking and remained so for a couple of days, but
he was able to march and did not suffer from any
bad effects afterwards, to the best of my know¬
ledge.
46. See answers to question No. 45.
49. I should think not.
51. No.
Has no connection in a regiment, as men using
the drug to excess would be cast.
53. No, I have no experience, for the reason
given in 51.
54 and 55. As above.
Answer No. 229.
20. Combatants
832
Public
followers
23
Hospital
"
10
Four Kahars smoke regularly; the remainder
sometimes do so. None of the combatants or
public followers smoke.
24 and 32. None.
33. I have no experience in this regiment.
39. Smoking the drug is said to have a more
rapid effect than drinking or eating it.
41. May be used medicinally as a hypnotic.
Sometimes by men as a sedative in cases of mania.
Also sometimes used as an antispasmodic during
fits of asthma.
42. Medically beneficial; otherwise the habit
grows on use and larger and larger doses are em¬
ployed.
43. Yes.
44. When taken by a novice it increases the
appetite. In the habitual consumer this is not
the case.
45. In habitual consumers it causes dyspepsia,
also bronchitis and asthma.
In tends to deaden the intellect.
46. In habitual consumers the dose has to be
gradually increased to produce the gratifying
effects.
49. Yes.
51. I cannot say.
53. Yes; I believe so, but I cannot cite a case.
54. I cannot say.
55. I believe this is done, and complete stupe¬
faction can be induced.
Answer No. 230.
20. Native officers
16
Havildars
40
Naiks
40
Buglers
16
Sepoys
800
Sikhs
882
Hindus of other classes
18
Muhammadans
8
Native Christians
4
Four Hindus smoke ganja and charas.
24. None.
There is a regimental canteen from which the
men obtain rum in a small quantity.
25. The use of these drugs is practically un¬
known in this regiment, as there are at the most
never more than 3 or 4 men who use them, the
regiment being a Sikh regiment, and they do
not smoke or use these drugs.
28. The 4 men who use these drugs do so
only now and then, and in such small quantities
that no average can be estimated.
32. None known.
33. I have never heard any opinion expressed, as
these drugs are only used occasionally by a very
few individuals.
39. The effect of smoking, drinking or eating
these drugs has never come before me.
41. I cannot judge, as they are so little used:
the 4 men who do so are all healthy men and
capable of doing hard work.
42. From the amount used, I should say harm¬
less.