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Answer No. 30.
20. Total strength of regiment 539
Composed thus —
Pardesi Hindus |
236 |
|
Maratha Hindus |
139 |
|
Muhammadans |
117 |
|
Gujerati Hindus |
42 |
|
Vacancies |
5 |
|
TOTAL |
539 |
(a) Combatants |
512 |
(b) Non-combatants |
17 |
(c) Authorised camp-followers |
10 |
The average 3 per caste, that smoke ganja.
24. (a) Eat—None in any caste.
(b) Drink—Among
Pardesi Hindus about 15
drink bhang; among Maratha Hindus 5; among
Muhammadans 5; among Gujrati Hindus 2.
25. On the
decrease, owing to there being a
local rise in the price.
28. Two annas.
32.
Social—Weddings and other special gather-
ings and meetings.
Religions—For
following festivals:—
Sivrathri.
Rung-Pancham (Holi).
33. It is considered as an ill-habit.
It is generally
considered a habit of disrepute.
None.
39. Smoking any
preparation of the hemp plant
is considered more injurious than drinking or eat-
ing the same. Creditable statement of witnesses.
41. Yes, when taken moderately.
42.
Considered harmless by creditable statement
of witnesses.
43. No.
44. Yes, it is
refreshing. Ganja does produce
intoxication. Ganja of charas smoked produces
hunger, which bhang allays. It creates appetite.
The effect of bhang lasts about four hours, and ganja
about two hours. No after-effects, nor does it pro-
duce any longing or uneasiness subsequently.
49. Yes.
51. A bad character
usually developed by habitu-
ally consuming any of these drugs excessively.
Insulting quarrels would be the general crime.
53. It does excite
when excessively indulged in
to unpremeditated crime of either violence or other-
wise. No, not aware of any case of homicidal
frenzy.
54. No.
55. Yes, they do.
Complete stupefaction will
not be induced by the drug alone.
Answer No. 31.
20. The total strength is 726.
(a) |
Combatants |
678 |
(b) |
Non-combatants |
32 |
(c) |
Authorised camp-followers |
16 |
And are thus divided— |
|
Pardesi Hindus |
294 |
Maratha Hindus |
238 |
Deshi Hindus |
36 |
Mussulmans |
145 |
Vacancies |
11 |
Eurasian |
1 |
European |
1 |
About 10 Pardesi Hindus
smoke ganja, 2
Maratha Hindus, and 1 Mussalman also.
Charas is not at all used here.
24. About 10
Pardesi Hindus eat and drink
bhang.
25. The use of
ganja, charas, and bhang is on
the decrease, being too expensive.
28. The average allowance
is from 2 mashas to
1/2 a tola, and costs the habitual moderate consumers
from 1/2 an anna to an anna per diem.
32. Bhang is drunk
every year at Shewratri,
Kartick, and Ashad Akadeshi, and at Rung-
Panchmi. It is generally eaten and drunk at
social gatherings by Hindus of all castes. They
also offer it to their god Mahadeo at "Shew-
ratri."
33. It is regarded
as having the bad effect of
prostrating both the bodily and mental faculties of
those addicted to its use.
The above is the opinion
generally of the native
army.
To the rise in the
exchange. There is no custom
of worshipping the hemp plant.
39. It is equally bad in
every form. The reason
is, from judging the bad effects on the persons
making use of these
drugs, who for no real cause
create quarrels and dispute with every one they
come in contact with, but no case of such kind has
actually occurred in the regiment to my knowledge.
41. Decidedly not.
42. It is decidedly
as bad, because its constant
use leads to excess, and this is the reason.
43. Generally
speaking they may be regarded
as such.
44. A craving for
excessive use. By habitual
consumers it is so regarded. Yes, it does produce
intoxication. No, on the contrary, it increases it.
Yes, it does in a most ravenous form. It lasts
from two to four hours on habitual consumers, and
longer on those that are not accustomed to them.
The after-effect may be stated to be the softening
of the brains, tending ultimately to insanity. Yes,
it does produce longing and uneasiness.
45 and 46. They are
replied by the Military
Medical Officer.*
49. Yes.
51. Yes. The users of
these drugs are driven to
lose their judgment and discretion upon the slight-
est or no provocation, but I have had no such
example.
53. It does
in most cases incite the worst traits
of character and disposition. Its excessive use
will tend to create frenzy, but happily none has
ever occurred in the regiment.
54. Generally
speaking it is not so used, but its
effect is liable to lead to offences of the kind referred
to.
55. Yes, in many
cases that may occur. Yes, it
may. Admixture may intensify the stupefaction,
but its immoderate use may all the same stupefy
the faculties.
* Answers not received.