14
Ganja—
Bhisti (Muhammadan)
1
Kahars (Hindus)
4
Charas—
Hindus
3
Muhammadan
1
24. (a) All the Sikh drivers, numbering 67.
25. I am quite unable to answer this question.
28. Half ounce of bhang or half tola of charas is
considered to be as much as a moderate man may
consume per diem.
Cost varies.
32. There are none.
None.
33. The Muhammadans condemn the use of all
these hemp drugs for themselves, but they seem to
think there is no harm for Hindus in using bhang;
ganja and charas are condemned as harmful in
themselves.
The plant is not worshipped.
39. The fumes of these drugs when smoked do
more harm than the drinking of them. This is
purely a statement of the witnesses; I am not
qualified to give reasons.
41. Ganja and charas can do no good.
Bhang, when drunk in moderation, does good; it
moderates thirst and increases appetite.
42. Ganja and charas are not harmless; bhang is.
43. Quite so.
44. Ganja produces slight numbing effect on
senses and allays hunger. Effect lasts about half
an hour. Want of it produces uneasiness and
longing.
Charas-Stronger than ganja; more intoxicat-
ing, allays hunger. Effect lasts half an hour.
Want of it produces longing.
Answer No. 21.
20. (a) Combatants—
Gurkhas
911
Hindus
3
Muhammadans
1
TOTAL
915
(b) Non-Combatants—
Muhammadans
28
Hindus
48
(c) Authorised camp followers—
Hindus
23
(a) Combatants—
None.
(6) Non-combatants—
Muhammadans
2
(c) Authorised camp followers—
Hindus
2
24. None.
25. Neither one nor the other.
28. Five pies worth per diem, or on an average
1 drachm 5 pennyweights.
32. None.
33, 39, 41 and 42. As the numbers are so few
and the amount of charas consumed is infinitesi-
mal, being only 3 rupees worth a month amongst
1,014 souls, I am not able to give any opinion.
43. No.
44. Unable to give an opinion for reasons
stated.
45. Have had no personal experience whatever
of the use of the drug except in hospital practice
as a medicine, consequently to answer the different
questions under this No. 45, I should only be
giving the information stated in the therapeutic
books.
46. Cannot do so from personal experience.
49, 51, 53, 54 and 55. For reasons already
stated, am unable to give any opinion.
Bhang-Refreshing, creates appetite. Not in-
toxicating, except in very large quantities. Effects
pass off very soon. A man intoxicated by bhang
suffers from nervousness, especially dread of light
if suddenly awakened at night.
Moderate man does not suffer from want of
bhang.
45. Ganja and charas—
Enfeeble constitution.
Injure digestion.
Induce bronchitis.
Do not impair moral sense.
Do not deaden intellect.
I have never seen insanity caused by use of these
drugs.
Bhang—
Does not impair constitution.
Does not injure digestion.
Does not induce disease.
Does not impair moral sense.
46. There is no case recorded in this battery of
the habitual excessive use of these drugs.
49. Ganja and charas are said to be so used.
51. There is no native in the battery who could
be fairly called a bad character.
53. Yes, a man drunk with any of these drugs
might be incited to violent crime.
No.
54. Yes, that is a general idea, but no concrete
instance has occurred in this battery.
55. Yes, the witnesses think such cases are pos-
sible. Ganja and charas will produce complete
stupefaction; it would be difficult to do it with
bhang.