Nobody is born with the tubercle germ inside her. So if every relative of yours died of consumption, you can prevent yourself from contracting the disease by running away from the tubercle germ and living in a spot where this worst of all human pests does not exist. Unfortunately this germ is almost ubiquitous. It swarms in every city and town, and lurks by rivers and in sandy wastes. It does not inhabit the ocean or the high latitudes or the tops of mountains. The sea-coast is much less impregnated with this germ than are the inland parts. The germ apparently dislikes the north wind, and is therefore comparatively uncommon on our East coasts. Therefore, if you have a special dread of consumption, live in a land where the tubercle bacillus does not thrive. ATHENA.—Occasionally it is possible to restore the original form to a nose which has been broken. Where there is great lateral deformity, the question of correcting the displacement is well worth considering. In the minor grades of distortion of the nose, due to old injuries, it is scarcely worth while to have an operation done. In recent injury the nose should always be “set” at once, for in this case deformity can be almost always prevented. But remember that, if you have had your nose “set” after a recent injury, and still deformity does occur, you must not lay the blame on the surgeon. All operations on the nose or any other part of the face should be done by a specialist, if possible. OLGA BERTHA.—The probable cause of your trouble is anæmia and nervous exhaustion. We cannot enter at length into the treatment of this condition as we have done so many times already. You had better give up bicycling for a time till you feel stronger again. Drinking large quantities of water does dilute the blood, but only for a second or two, for if more water than is necessary is drunk, though it is absorbed into the blood it is thrown out again immediately by the skin, the kidneys and the lungs. Drinking large quantities of fluid with meals is a potent cause of dyspepsia, for the gastric juice cannot digest anything when it is too much diluted. Perhaps you would derive benefit from meat and malt wine, or maltine.