In Baltimore, before the advent of the steam sterilizer, the amount of material burned was never more than a third of the amount which should have been burned. Still, under the circumstances, we were thankful to have achieved this third. Since the establishment of the sterilizer, we now succeed in getting over two thirds (70 per cent.) of the infective material sterilized. This is a triumph for the nurse’s teaching, since there is no law making sterilization compulsory. =Boiling.= Everything which can be boiled will of course be made safe, whether these articles be of wool, linen, china, rubber, etc. Even blankets may be boiled, although the family will object to this on the ground that it shrinks them. The nurse must explain that not to boil them may have consequences even more disastrous. The nurse must never permit her patients to make indiscriminate bonfires, and wantonly destroy harmless articles, or those which may readily be made so. We know one family which destroyed a whole set of dishes, not from painful association, but from a misdirected desire to do the right thing. For this reason, the nurse must look over all articles carefully, giving thoughtful counsel as to the proper disposition of each. =Carpets, Rugs, and Mattings.= As the sterilizer cannot be used for carpets, rugs, and mattings, there is nothing to do but advise that these articles be burned. As a rule, this destruction is agreed to with more readiness than in the case of pillows and mattresses. =Painting, Papering, and Whitewashing.= Whenever possible, the rooms used by a consumptive should be repapered, painted, or whitewashed as the case may be. The more thorough and complete the measures taken to eliminate tuberculosis, the greater the chances of success. It is a costly disease, and costly measures, both as to money, energy, and time, are required to get rid of it. Half-way methods are poor economy. =Temporary Removals.= The foregoing directions apply mainly to those cases in which the patient has either died, or has been permanently removed elsewhere. If his return is not expected (as when an advanced case enters the hospital), the amount of cleaning, burning, repapering, etc., would naturally be as great as that required after death.