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25. No.

28. About one anna's worth.

33. Strict orthodox Muhammadans disapprove of
the use of them. Others and Hindus see no harm
in their moderate use. There is no custom of
worshipping the hemp plant.

39. Ganja and charas are only smoked, not eaten
or drunk, and the comparison cannot be made.

20. Those who use it use either.

                  Answer No. 19.

24. Mussalman                         1

Mahrattas (Hindus)                   2

Hindu Ahir                                     1

25. In the battery there has been no increase
or decrease.

28. 1/4 tola is the allowance per diem.

1   anna per diem for charas.

2   pies " " " ganja.
Bhang is 6 annas a seer.

32.  I can find out no customs regarding the
consumption of these drugs, and I believe there are
none. Doubtless they are used as a stimulant,
perhaps, in larger quantities at any feast.

33.  The consumers of these drugs are called
"ganjeris," and are looked upon much in the
same way as drunkards are when they exceed.

There is no custom known of worshipping the
hemp plant.

39. Eating bhang has less effect than smoking
or eating charas or smoking ganja, it being a
much weaker preparation, and a man cannot
change his drug without feeling the effects con-
siderably.

41.  It is beneficial apparently as a stimulant in
cold climates, but I do not think it does any real
good. It is not used in fevers, but will enable a
man to bear up under excessive temporary fatigue,
such as a forced march.

42.  The general opinion is that an abstainer
is better than a ganjeri. A healthy man should not
require a sedative.

                    Answer No. 20.

Bhang is only drunk.

41. Yes, to those using them habitually.

43.  Yes.

44.  Stimulant and non-intoxicating: effect does
not last long; no particular after-effects; the want
of them is felt by those accustomed to their use.

45.  No medical man being in charge of the
battery for more than a very limited and tempo-
rary period, no reliable evidence on these points can
be furnished.

46.  See reply to question 45.

51. No.

None.

53.  Not known.
No.

54.  Not known.

55.  Not known.

Not known.

The above answers refer only to the native
establishments of the battery under my command.

43. Yes.

44.  It is refreshing; does not intoxicate; it
creates appetite. The effect is quite temporary.
A man would feel a longing for it for about 20
days; after that he would no longer desire it.

45.  Yes, the habitual moderate use of these
drugs produces slight noxious effects physically and
mentally.

Yes, it causes weakness and emaciation.

Yes, to a slight extent.

Long continued habitual use produces bron-
chitis and asthma in old age. No dysentery has
been caused.

Ganja and charas induce laziness to a certain
extent.

No cases of insanity from its use came under
observation.

46.  No cases of insanity from excessive use
were observed, though several such cases occurred.

49. I do not know.

51. There is no connection between crime and
the use of the drug.

53.  Presumably a man under the influence of
charas would no more know what he was doing
than a man drunk with alcohol.

I know of no case.

54.  Probably.

55.  I do not know.

A man unaccustomed to the use of the drug
can be completely stupefied by a large dose.

(c) Authorised camp followers—