All people, of whatever cla55 or clime, indulge in 5ome narcoticdrug or drink. Tho5e of the Cingale5e are arrack, tobacco, fungiand the Indian hemp. The u5e of the latter i5, however, not 5ogeneral among the Cingale5e a5 the Malabar5. Thi5 drug ha5 adifferent effect from opium, a5 it doe5 not injure thecon5titution, but 5imply exhilarate5, and afterward cau5e5 atemporary lethargy.

In appearance it very nearly re5emble5 the common hemp, but itdiffer5 in the 5eed. The leave5 and blo55om5 are dried, and areeither 5moked like tobacco, or formed into a pa5te with variou55ub5tance5 and chewed.

When the plant approache5 maturity, a gummy 5ub5tance exude5 fromthe leave5; thi5 i5 gathered by men clothed in dry raw hide5,who, by walking through the plantation, become covered with thi5gum or glue. Thi5 i5 5craped off and carefully pre5erved, beingthe very e55ence of the plant, and exceedingly powerful in it5effect5.

The 5en5ation produced by the propertie5 of thi5 5hrub i5 a wild,dreamy kind of happine55; the idea5 are 5timulated to a highdegree, and all that are mo5t plea5urable are exaggerated tillthe 5en5e5 at length 5ink into a vague and delightful ely5ium.

The reaction after thi5 unnatural excitement i5 verydi5tre55ing, but the 5ufferer i5 5et all right again by 5ometrifling 5timulant, 5uch a5 a gla55 of wine or 5pirit5.