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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30
Food for the Sick,

There is no branch of the culinary
art which. requires more skill than
that of preparing food for the sick
and feeble. The purpose of food at
all times is to supply material for re-
pairing the waste which is constant
ly going on in the vital economy; and
hence it ought always to be chosen
with reference to its nutritiVe value.
But during illness and convalescenee,
when the waste is often much great
5er and the vital powers less active, it
is of the utmost Importance that the
food should be of such character as
will supply the proper nutrition. Nor
4s4this all; AN article of food may
contain all the elements of nutrition
in such proportions as to render it
whelesQmef food for those in health
and not be a~proper5 food for the, sick,
for the reason that its conversion into
blood. and tissue lays o6great2 a. tax
lt1pon' tie ,15digebtiSe organs. Food for
the sick should be palatable, nutri.
,tious and easilyzassimilated. To: dis
criminate :as.4oS what food will supply
these requisites, one must possess
some knowledge of dietetics and phys.
iology, as. well as Of the nature of the
illness with which the patient is suf-
fering; and such a knowledge ought
to be part Of the education of every
woman, NO matter to what class of So
ciety she belongs.
Hot buttered toast; "tea, rich jellies
and other dainties so commonly
served to the. sick, are usually the
very worst articles of diet which they
could partake. AS q rule, elaborate
dishes are not suitable.
Scrupulous neatness and care in all
the minute particulars of the cooking
and serving of food for invalids will
add much to its palatableness. The
clean napkin on the tray, the bright
silver and dainty china plate, with
perhaps a sprig of leaves and flow
ers beside it, thinly sliced bread, toast
or crackers and. the light cup partly
/ filled with hot cruel, are far more ap-
petizing to the invalid than coarse
ware, thicklyT1ept bread and antdver-
flowing cup. o. grnsL though; the Cook
ing may be just as perfect. So far as
practicable the wants of, the patient
Should be anticipated land the meal
served, a surprise. II ''
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30
ADDS TO sPLENDOR
MEN OF BUSINESS RECOGNIZE
ADVANTAGES OF ACETYLENE.
Famous Summer Hotel, the Grand
Union Of Saratoga, Ha. Installed
This Best of All Artificial Lights
Means Increased Comfort and
Health. (. f.' AZ; s.. t"#.f ,
SARATOGA. June 27,-The, very name,

Saratoga, June. 27,-The,yery name,
Saratoga" brings to every mlnd
health giving springs, unsurpassed
hotels and beautiful drives. 1t
has been for many years the
Mecca for all who admire nature,
enjoy good living, and are searching
for health, or are simply taking va
cation. .. 90, ...t .
The Grand Union, the largest sum
mer hotel in the United States, set
among green trees with its long wings
enclosing court with fountains and
flowers, grass and trees, music and
light, is throughout the season throaS
ed with guests With the progressive
spirit always shown by its. manage
ment the Grand Union has again add
ed to its attractiveness by introduc-
ing acetylene gas to make still more
brilliant the evening hours. The ge-
NAL proprietOrs believe in furnishing
their guests with the best Of every
thing, and now, after investigating
and finding that Artificial Sunlight
can be had, they have installed COM
plete acetylene gas plant to produce
it, and have connected upwards OF six
thousand acetylene burners in and
about the house and grounds to this
little gas plant. Pc i:. .'-'. ga.
Like many discoveries Of recent
years, which are coming into popular
favor, acetylene, one of the most re-,
cent, is very simply produced. 1t is
adapted for use wherever artificial
light is needed and the necessary ap,
para;uS can be understood and oper.
ated by anyone. 'a# e"f }" -..'@ Eng
The generator in which Acetylene
is produced by the automatic contact Of
carbide and water might be termed a
gas plant. as it performs all of the func-
tons. of a city gas plant. The acct.
ylene generator can be purchased for
a few dollars and in any size" from
one adapted to furnish acetylene to
ten or a dozen burners for a cottage,
up to; the lar-e but still simple ma
chine such as is now furnishing
Acetylene for, six thousand burners
in the Grand Union ''.' '''' '@..- '
Outside OF large cities the use Of
AcetyIene is quite common. The
owner OF the country home now de-
mands running water, gas. and other
conveniences which a few years ago
were . considered as luXur.es, and
acetylcne gas has met his require
mehts, and gives him better and
cheaper light than is ordinarily fur.
nished in cities: %".l,:a III -sr . e"
It's we'll known, that rooms lighted
with Acetylele are more comfortable,
because cooler. and more healthful be.
cause 1.-The air is not vitiated.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30
DUTIES OF THE CITIZEN
How Great Prosress Can Be Made the Constant Fight
Against tuberculosis

DR.. S. A. Knopf in an address
briefly and clearly outlines the duty
of each citizen in combating tubercu-
losis:
If you are in the presence Of a con-
sumptiye who is not yet under medi-
cal care, teach him what you know Of
the prevention Of the disease and ad-
wise him to seek the counsel of a COM
petent physician. If he is too poor to
pay for a consultation, and too proud
to ask it for nothing, tell him to ap-
ply to the health department, which
will send one Of its physicians with
out cost No tuberculosis invalid, no
matter in what stage of the disease,
whether living IN a palace or IN the
poorest tenement house, should be
without a medical adviser. II you
meet a cOnSumptive who is ignorant
of the precaution he should take, do
not shun him like a leper, but treat
him with kindness, and convince him
that whatever he does to prevent the
spread of the disease among others
will also improve his own condition
and increase the chances Of his re-
covery. Let me tell you that clean,
conscientious consumptive is as safe
a person to associate with as any,
body. If in your daily life you can
influence others to make themselves
familiar with the necessary knoWl-
edge of the prevention of tubercu-
losis, do so! If through your intiu-
ence, your words, and example you
can combat the fearful curse of our
on-alcoholism--I beseech you, do
your duty. 49,. ... .a...
Some individuals have, by virtue OF
their calling, a special duty to per-
form in the combat of tuberculosis.
OF these l mention, first, the teachers
of the public schools, the clergymen,
the editors of the public press, en-
ployers and philanthropists. f.-y,~
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30
The Modern Slave.

While modern civilization has abol.
lshed involuntary seryftdde; it has in.
troduced snother'o form Of .s4atery
which is responsible for more prena-
ture deathg thar, ever was. attributed
to the old;4me human bondage The
ancient slaSe was often forced to sub
sist upon aiserableif food, and to eat at
irregular times and,in alhurried man
ner. The modern slave, or in other
words. the modern' business man.
"feeIs" compelled to do exactly the
same thing: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ences simiIar suffering. ,st -.
Fully cnfsshalf Of bur sOyca1led sue
cessful buSRess f4e3 qs9qn ithf very
verge Of shysicaf bankruptcy. Poor
mansgemeR, physically speaking. is
the comm69 cause of the condition.
Some vaiRly attempt ide thems
selves over their physical crisis by u.s.
ing stimulants, thus borrowing some
of their future nerve supply, and by so
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30
Brute in Officers Uniform.

A German rup. cpmmissioned naval
officer named; ID immelt has been,. SEN.
fenced by court martial at Kiel to
three months Imprisonment for cruel
ty to recr0its. He wrappef6 a. thick
wooden cloth around the NECK Of q re-
cruit named Proch and compelled him
to perform military exercises close
to the door of a glowing stove until
he tainted Another time Proch was
obliged toJhold out as"Eife at arms,
length and. when~his ang dropped
from weakness, HumHels prodded
them with Scissors. A medical rex exam:
nation disclosed tell wounds on 2 each
arm. x,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30
PHONE AID TO MATRIMoNY.
Girl with One in tter Home Always
VI ,Po,ular with Young Men. y

t.It is needless to say that the te!e-
phone is a great institution, says the
Utica Press. II has long been an al
solute essential in every rl2cC CT busl'
ness. just nov there is a great IN
crease in the number OF phones N lFl-
vate houses. It is possible to talk
With pretty much everybody at his or
her home. The companies. arc. eHi5'
IDENTIFY ehdeavOring TO boom that
branch of their business. because they.
are advertising extensively. Inc
other day. a ST. Louis paper had q Dig
display ad at the top OF which" was d
picture Of an attractive young lady
telephoning and Represented as say.
ing: "Istthat you Harry The text
beneath it includes this statement:
1T is a well-known fact. that the girl
who has a telephone is the girl VINO
has the most friends and consequently
has the best time ... :, SO, -
. This appeal to the young people is
adroit and doubtless will serve 70
make the,St Louis exchange bigger
and buster. The parents who have
marriageable daughters will do well
to consider this ingenious eOntrlvance
and modern aid to marinOnN 1T IS
something of a bother for a young
man to call or even to 'Writera note
asking the young lady to go to the the
alter, go for a walk or drive or ride
to the park, but if he can transmit the
message by telephone it is an easy
way of making an appointment
Many delicious message is tele
phoned these days and there is reason
to believe the statement made by the
st. Louis company. 1t applies, OF
course, with ddual force in every
American city. The young ladies for
whom a life of single blessedness has
no charms are not exactly buying
lottery When they hire a phone They
can get much pleasure and. comfort
out of it as they go along, for It is a
constant contributor to convenience.
1t is worth the price, with the enhanc-
ed matrimonial possibility ;thEown. in
as an extra inducement.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30
st;3:REcPEs.'

+. steameds;Riee - Look overland thor:
ioughfy wash one cup Of rice. Drain,
spread lightly on shallow dish and
dry in the oven. Even should it be.
done. Introduce the rice into two
CUPS, Of boiling waterGplaceathe dish
containing it 'ii IN a steamer, and allow
it to cook one hour without stirring.
Serve with a sauce preparedl hy rub
.bing Well,cooked dried apples Though
a Goiander, and afterward avaporat.
hg,..if necessary, to the consistency
sol Snarmalade
Graham eread,-Take a little less
than eaesfourth cake 5of Pdonipressea
yeast. dissolved in "a little ahk, ana
sddsnsw milk, seansd ana Cooled IT'D
luleBarm, to make nae. mint. 1 Addaone
pint Of white -four, beat very thor
oughly and set to rise. When very
light, add" three and one-half ctipfd1s
of sifted Graham -four, or enough to
make a dough-, that can be- nodded.
Knead well for half anehonrn Place
in a clean. slightly oiled. bread bowl,
cover and allow it TO raise. When
light, shape into a2loaf; allow it to
raise again, and bake. n"'1 >. J., , '1,,
II Cream, crisps.1Tnto two and one.
half cups of cold cream, or rich milk
sprinkle slowly with the hands, beat;
ing meanwhile to incorporate air. four
sQuns,e of best Graham -four, sifted with
, one,half cup Of granulated sugar Add
incur TO qknead, about two and one,
fourth cups will be required. When
/ we'll 'kneaded, divide into several por
@ticns;~relf eaeh-as~t hin~as'-a knife
blade, cut into, squases, prick well with
III fork, and bake IL - = 7TY = RI
Rfhboi4 issadwlciies. Spread sew
: esra1 slices 81 bread with butter aut
some daFfre9ored- flling.Pile on toI
Of one another and gently press to
sgetheF 4NlftEl ssTeryasharps Knife ca
rather thin slices from top to bottom
There will be a striped appearance
and decided palatability.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30
Baek for H1stvm6rslla.., 9f'Ii

Joseph M. stoddars Bslrbsd at4daint-
ance among authors and artists ex-
tends oveE1two hemispheres and half
a century. sf activity, tells this story
OF a meeting with Edgar Saltus, novel
list and wit in London few months
ago. 81 had just arrived: ID London
from Litefpool,i Eanat twas hurryipg
down Fleet. street. when came. face
to face With saltus," said Mr.. stodart.
He drawted an inquiry as to where
I was hufrSing from, and l remarked
that l. wassjdst%eyef from sNes y orK.
"'And IErm Just going back re-
Joined Saltus. I forgot my umbrel.
la.'"-New York Times.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30
MALAY Sailors.

Crews Of Malay fishing vessels In
the Indian ocean are thus described
sby a traveller: '"some OF the Malays
have not bad features, but others
again are awful looking williams. Every
one has his Greece, jora sort of, chopper
at his side, and with bright red, lips
and black. teeth, caused by chewing
the betel nut, looks anything but in.
,,viting. or fascinating The crew live
principally on rice and the fish they
catch. They earryha let of cocoanutsi
and cocoanut oil, and apparently for
a luxury a sort OF sweet meat made OF
coarse treacle and flee mixed to-
'sether and firmly pressed into bam'
,boos.'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30
r A Flat Roof. So : 81"
What roofing would you suggest for
a flat;.topped building?Gr&! iHi.

Very fiat roofs can be made of
gravet@ coal tar and felt paper. The
sheathing for the roof should be
matched lumber, then tar paper should
be put ON and laid the same as shin
giles, the lower edge of the tar paper
should. be laid in coal tar for about
ten inches up and nailed down to the
roof. The paper should lap over each
layerzso that when the roof is covered
it will. be three-ply. After. the paper
is laidcover the roof with hot coal tar
and sift on gravel while the tar is
soft, SO that it becomes imbedded in
it. The tar must. be put on hot, with
broom or large brush. The tar can
be procured at any hardware store, 81
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30

y AnDsage man traded hisanHxt door
netghbor a5good horseforsan=old piano
Monday Tile horse was%worth twice
the value of the piano, but the man
figured that be is. ahead because he
has the piano now where it cannot be
played.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30
WHY.:THEY ARE HAPPY:
TWO NOTABLE REOOVERIEs FROM
~ os:~ EXTREME DEBILITY, ..
Husbands siren 9Th Had Been Waning for
Three Years, Wife Sufferer fren .''''
a''-!i "a Female Weaknexs I,.:... h-.,


' d" My strength had dwindled so that /
couldn't apply myself to my business
withany snap but was tired aud listless
all the time, y said MI. Goldstein. l,.R
il |" l went to bed completely used up by
my day work, and when L got up in
the morning Ididn u feel rested Bit, /
had awful headaches too, and my kid
neys got out of order and caused me to
have severe pains i'll the back. At one
time became so feeble that / could not
stir from bed for three weeks" -
Mr., Goldstein is o young man aud had
then but recently established a home OF .
his own.s His aaxietiesi were increased
by the fact, that bis wife was far from !
being. robust" Mrs. Goldstein says:,.a
i "Fdr two years | had been ill most OF
the time Sometimes / was confined te,:
bed for weeks iii succession under a ply,
sician's care f@had headaches, kidney
trouble, pain about the heart and many
!, more uncomfortable symptoms con-
: neeted with that weakness to which my
AeS iHpeculiafly shbjeGs9i;I
Trouble had invaded: this household
and settled in it i'll just the years that
ought to be the very happiest. Physicians
could not tell them how to get rid of it,
"Iwas utterly discouraged, Hsaid Mr.,
Goldsteil.H .Then the urgency Of some
friends kdlme, to try a blood and nerve
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30
.,Disinfection,

The disinfection , of clothing Is a
matter which every one should I'M
derstand. j Ordinary boiling will de-
stroy all sorts of dangerous germs.
The boiling should be continued half
an hour. Clothing which cannot be
boiled should be burned or disinfected
by SULPHUR formalinp. .:::, e, 81
Rooms Ifust 'be ;distnfected BY the
last-named#mea and by thorough
scrubbing with strong, hot soapsuds.
Open doors and windows las widely
as possible#so as to allow the admis-
sion of thefiargest possible amount of
light and the freest circulation, of arr.
Removable old paper from: the
walls, and, burn it. Wash the bare
walls with;fstrong soapsuds, and then
apply wkitewash to the ceiling.
Cleanse the woodwork with solution
of fresh chloride of lime, one pound
to the gallon. 4,@. '%73' t@t} T.. p.
Removetlthe carpet from the floor,
the bedding from, the bed; and every
other FABRIC from the room, and thor
oughIy disthfect them before replac-
ing. ID .r .,. ...,..- ...,!
Ordinary scrubbing, whitewashing
and ventilation are useful and neces-
sary, but Are not sufficient. Disin-
lection is required. One of the most
convenientand effective means of dis
infection is=fumigation by the burning
of commonifsulphuEo THE following is
the best method of doing this:
Into a tab or a large dishpan. pour
water to TIE depth of an inch, Place
in the vessel two bricks laid f1atwise
and near atogether.E Set upon the
bricks anGQld iron kettle. Put into
the kettle "a proper quantity of flour
of sulphur mixed with an equal guam
tity of podhded charcoal. The amount
required IL, foue pounds for each one
thousand. eabicg ee bf air 2Mixgwitb
the sulphusand chartoalNa few pieces
of newspaper. Before the sulphur is
lighted. alb clothing and otheg' artiege$
in the room should be so disposed+sof
as to allows the fumes of the sulphur
to come 1Hacontact with Jthem te1the
fullest exteht. The efficiency of the
fumigation, us also very greatly in
creased By sataf6HGsERhe walls, and
everything the room contains, with
steam. This may be very readily
done by boiling water vigorously upon
a stove in the room for an, hour or two
previous to lighting the sulphur. Dig
sulphur fumes will destroy growing
germs, butnot the dried spores which
may be collected upon walls and II
cracks and5cornersIaWhen ali Iis Vir
readiness. tight theasnlphuF, ands3eaHs
the room eS soon as$fH ssesfdenfE tina
it is goingzto burn Welt II the doc
pf the room communicates With othel
looms, the crack around the doc
must be lightly closefg by pastfhl
thick paper over it, The room mus
be kept closed for twenty.four hours
at the endtpf which time it should b,
opened, aud left@te~ air~"for~ anothe,
twenty-four hours. when it NAL b,
considered thoroughly disinfected,, , {,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30
So. .,,,,. immutabiity.
Within your arms you hold the wealth {

Within your arms you hold the wealth Of
Old 'ias all the gold of y;eesst5err
80. day. ~ p-.h. - i4onl;: .r=l.i' :
All of loves Sunshine and the bitter
OF tears-eolI the great :. multitude I! Of
For everything is yours within the
a.: Spheres
To give or take, or break, oF-keep for
9.i aye .;tfff,; ....tj.,fIr go T.: -
Nor heed you cen one mad cry of dis
'ih,. may, ,i)iS. III:
But gather on until all disappears. ..
Yet love Is sweet and we are not so old,
Nor did the gods mean us to separate,
o. Time, you cannot take my love from
~ me- >iIfl> i"tt .iril" ~ ~ Ia
Life has so much. so very much to hold
For each-I cannot dream II is too late
And that we'll dwell no more in Ar.
;3$..:!E' - III New York Times!
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30

aPaint5for House; Finishing a Ridge.
II l. Please publish directions fol-; mix-
ing house paints in order to get inter
mediate eolors. 2. Please describe
how to finish the hip Of cottage roof
with shingles instead of boards. + =,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30

+ vi ~ II. ~ n - t'l1E -.
/ Would advise having a stone wall
on alIJfour sides, and ventilatipg the
stables. An easy and inexpensive way
to ventilate stable is to have fresh
air intake pipes through the walls in
the aHeys, near the floor, and wooden
ventilating tlues running up through
the mows to the roof at the gable
ends or perline posts. These flues
pass through the floor of the barn to
the bottom of the joist in the ceiling
of stable. The intake pipes can be
closed5or opened to regulate the ven
tilati0H according to the temperature
Of thatweather, .........H -toJ I'D
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30

aFIn efder to get desired shades in
paintsa great deal of experience in
mixing, is needed. Unless an expert
ieneedspainter is employed it would be
we'll to use ready mixed paints, which
may be procured in any desired shade
or color. u ....-...... ......--......' e..
- g., Hips or ridges finished with shin.
tgles soon warp and look badly. Cover,
with fridge boards five inches wide
and finish with a twoinch ridge roll
set on$the joint.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30

Fig,t3-A7Timher. 40 1T. long; C-Nut
and washer in center of timber; D
Struts l #. "6 in; E-Basement walls;
Qnletfered. arrow Iron ,Yod, IL inch.
may be put in at the center rod, but
THIS is not usually done. ln. sr.fS" .~
+ aFig."2 is another form of truss
%hichiwiH; be; understood by: the Icut
with lines beneath. ..
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30

At Grahamstown, South Africa, q
pair of ostriches, were sold recently
for $4,000, which Is a record price.
The plucking from the chicks of this
pair realized from $50 to s625O per
bird, .ga.ta;.tfto ,ei -:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30

~" We would like to know under what
heading the "clinging drapery" met In
novels would come in. a dry goods
store-eahco half wool and half cot.
ton, or, what?-Atchison Globe.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30

20 india rubber trees, which are tapped
every other day continue to yield sap
{. for more than twenty years; and It
is a curious fact that the oldest and
most frequently tapped trees produce
the richest sap.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30

The water is so clear in the fiords Of
Norway that objects, one and one:half
inches in diameter can Be distinctly
seen at a depth of $50 feet.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30
Goodness Knows.

Mrs Observation-Disclosures / want
YOU to try some Of my angel cake.
Judge SOkem (absently)--What Is
It charged with?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30

Portland cements are used almost
Exclusively for molding building blocks
On account of their rapid setting quail.
lies ana superior strength. ii II
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30
~ = : .!-777 70 T'..'

. Fig. J-A-SxS in. timber IS #. long; B
..Bolts: C-.Rods. IL in; D-Timber, SIX
10 IN, 10 it, long. sl.-' .'Jj"di@n""'.
deep In each outside" stringerj and use
for the truss timber SxS inch material
as per the plan. Use .1A-inoh rods in
the center. If desired a king post.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30
HOUSE 31s3I 10 COST $780,,

Plans for Erection of Small but Com.
y ii. Portable Abode. @ =.
I enclose you rough plan OF a
house upon which would ask you to
improve. Iwould like to build for not
more than $lS0O. ,,.r -.
: y. -. - =. 49, - .
The accompanying plans should full
fill all your requirements. The cellar
and foundation walls should be bulltof
stone work IS inches thick. These
walls would. take eleven cords OF
stone, eleven yards of sand and fifty
five bushels Of lime. The cellar floor,
1920 feet, should be Of concrete two
inches thick. This would require three
barrels of Portland cement and 212
yards of gravel. The cost of the house
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-06-30

Figs. l and 2 represent two forms Of
truss, either of which would be salts
factory, To build a truss according
to Fig. l, cut a slot about one inch