Abstract: A liquid absorbent material used in a pouch for a stoma comprising a laminate sheet having surface layers formed of water soluble or dispersible paper and an intermediate layer formed of a web comprising a mixture of a fibrous cellulosic absorbent resin and a powdery synthetic polymeric absorbent resin, wherein a plurality of linear recesses are arranged at such a pitch that the laminate sheet is easily tearable into each of fine sticks that can be inserted, for example, from a urine discharging tube into a stoma pouch for a urinary tract stoma.

Abstract: A process for preparing a confidential postcard contains dehydrating a starting paper material containing 25 to 45% by weight of fibers of a thermoplastic resin and 55 to 75% by weight of fibers of a natural plant to thereby form a paper layer, heating, during or after drying, the paper layer at a temperature not lower than a softening point of the thermoplastic resin fibers to thereby obtain a paper sheet in which the fibers of the thermoplastic resin retain fiber shape and are entangled with the fibers of the natural plant, inscribing a statement to be kept confidential on the paper sheet, superposing the paper sheet to conceal the statement and attaching provisionally the superposed paper sheet by heating under pressure at a temperature not lower than a softening point of the thermoplastic resin fibers to obtain the confidential postcard. The confidential postcard is capable of being peeled off with the statement on the paper sheet being left intact.