E. W. (_Dispensing_).—The course of preparation for a dispenser is a long one, and also somewhat expensive. In the first instance you would need to pass the preliminary examination of the Pharmaceutical Society, Bloomsbury Square, London. For this, as you suppose, you would require enough Latin to pass an examination in the first books of Virgil or Cæsar. You would also be examined in arithmetic and in English subjects. Having passed this, you must be trained for three years in a dispensary or chemist’s shop. If you select a dispensary, you might apply to become a pupil at the New Hospital for Women, Euston Road, London, or at the Ryde Dispensary, Isle of Wight. A course of study must also be followed either in the Pharmaceutical Society’s classes in Bloomsbury, or in certain other centres of teaching, such as Owen’s College, Manchester. At the end of three years’ training (which, exclusive of board and lodging, would cost about £70), you would take the Minor Examination. The Major Examination is usually only taken by those persons who wish to set up shops as pharmaceutical chemists. [Illustration: RULES. _I. No charge is made for answering questions._ _II. All correspondents to give initials or pseudonym._ _III. The Editor reserves the right of declining to reply to any of the questions._ _IV. No direct answers can be sent by the Editor through the post._ _V. No more than two questions may be asked in one letter, which must be addressed to the Editor of THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER, 56, Paternoster Row, London, E.C._ _VI. No addresses of firms, tradesmen, or any other matter of the nature of an advertisement, will be inserted._] N. L. and MA BELLE (_Hospital Nursing_).—You will need to wait till you are twenty-one before you can be admitted to any hospital, and the majority of hospitals demand that probationers shall be not less than twenty-three. At twenty-one you might possibly be admitted to the Chelsea Infirmary, or to one or two of the children’s hospitals. You should address your application to “The Matron, —— Hospital.” An infirmary is to be recommended in cases where girls are not able to pay to be trained, but require to earn something from the first. It may be worth while to add that a large infirmary is being erected in connection with the Bethnal Green Union, and there will be openings in it for a certain number of probationers. E. D. H. B. (_Telephone Service_).—You are unfortunately too old to enter the service of the National Telephone Company. The limits of age for clerks entering the service are from seventeen to nineteen. A doctor’s certificate is necessary, and girls must be not less than 5 ft. 3 in. in height. Altogether it is clear that you must turn your attention to some other occupation. Much walking or standing would probably not be advisable for you. Some sedentary work, such as millinery or dressmaking, would seem to be preferable if you could do it.