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Answers to questions from No. 25 to 55 by—
Questions.
Answers.
No. 25
Any man accustomed to take any of the drugs is not enlisted here: hence the use of the
23
drugs is not on the point of increase.
Not known, because there is no man here who uses any of the drugs.
32
I cannot give my opinion on the subject, because there is no such man in the corps to
consult with.
"
33
Not known.
" 39
Ditto.
" 41
Ditto.
" 42
Ditto.
" 43
Ditto.
" 41
Ditto.
Nos. 45 and 46
These are to be answered by the Medical Officer as written in the instructions on the first
page.
No. 49
Not known.
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51
Ditto.
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53
Ditto.
Nos. 54 and 55
Ditto.
Answer No. 222.
20. (a) Combatant—
Mussalmans
243
Hindus
577
TOTAL 820
(b) Non-combatants—
Hospital Assistants
3
(c) Authorized camp followers—
Public followers
16
(a) Combatants—
Mussalmans
14
Hindus
20
TOTAL
34
(b) Authorised camp followers—
Public followers
4
24.
(a) Mussalmans
14
Hindus
20
(c) Public followers
4
25. The use of these drugs is on the decrease.
28. Two pies weight and worth per diem for
habitual moderate consumers.
32. There are no social or religious customs com¬
pelling a man to use these drugs.
33. No men in Madras worship the hemp plant
on any occasion. The consumption of these drugs,
except medicinally, is not looked upon with favour.
39. The smoking of the preparation of the hemp
plant is more injurious than either eating or drink¬
ing it.
41. There are no beneficial results from the use
of these drugs, but sometimes, when sick, it is taken
with some food, with beneficial results.
42. It is not beneficial, and even the moderate
use of these drugs is harmful and enervating.
43. Moderate consumers are inoffensive to their
neighbours.
44. There is no immediate effect from the moder¬
ate use of these drugs. It is not refreshing, but
intoxicates. It does not allay hunger, but, on the
contrary, creates appetite; the effect depends on
the stamina of the person. Yes, it does produce
after-effect. The want of subsequent gratification
produces a great uneasiness to the habitual consumer.
45. (1) Yes, mental and moral.
(2) I have not noticed that these drugs cause
physical impairment.
(3) and (4) I have not so observed.
(5) Yes, I think they do impair the moral
sense.
(6) Yes, they do impair the intellect, and cause
insanity, being the exciting cause producing per¬
manent delusional insanity. Yes, the symptoms
may be re-induced by use of the drug after libera¬
tion from restraint. No absolutely typical symp¬
toms. Insanes do not confess to the use of the
drug.
(7) I think that the hemp drugs are the cause of
the insanity, and the insanity in no way the cause
of the consumption of the hemp drugs.
(8) There is only a few lines about one case in
hospital records, this man having been invalided.
46. Habitual excessive use of the drugs gradual¬
ly produces insanity, the man becoming queerer in
his manner and less fitted for the performance of
his duties. Sometimes large amounts have to be
taken before this effect is produced, but to satisfy
the craving, continually increasing doses have to be
taken.
[Questions 45 and 46 answered by Medical
Officer.]
49. It is useful for an aphrodisiac.
51. The habitual consumers commit crimes in
general.
53. No, not always. No, I am not aware of
any case of unpremeditated crime resulting from
excessive indulgence in the drugs.
54. I know of no case of a person so premeditat¬
ing an act of violence or other crime, either in general