were improved in 1918 "by a new regulation of first aid on public roads, at home and in any other place where it was needed." A law of February the 26th 1919 authorized the government “to contract for important sanitation work in 15 cities.” A 1916 law declared “unseizable capital up to $5,000 and income up to $1,200 per year, in popular operations carried out by the State Insurance Bank.” To help stevedores a central office was created by the Executive Power by decree of the 15th of April 1916 “which was to register all stevedores and assign them to work in turn.” However, the eight-hour day and successive strikes “forced the office to enrol a larger number of men, with a consequent spreading of work so broadly that earnings declined.” A law of the 21st of March 1918 authorized prenda agraria operations, which began in 1920. This credit “was a form of current account for the cattleman who could pay off the loan as he sold the property on which it was based; it was intended to prevent forced liquidation at ruinous prices when the market was heavily depressed.” A law of the 27th of February 1919 established a postal savings system which offered the advantages “that deposits could not be attached, that women could deposit and withdraw without their husbands’ knowledge, and that the service could be utilized in small communities where there was no branch of the Bank.” Rules and regulations promulgated by the President of the Republic for the prevention of accidents to workmen prescribed, among other things, “that motors and dynamos used by industrial companies shall be inclosed by railings or bars, and persons not connected with the service are forbidden entry to such inclosures.” Also, in the wood packing industry “workmen whose eyes may be injured by shavings, particles of dust, etc, are required to wear glasses. This rule also applies to workmen in foundries where there is danger of injury from sparks, sand, etc.” A tuition-free School of Modelling, aimed at promoting the study of art and open to all who showed any skill on modelling and drawing, was established by the government. A presidential decree of January the 22nd 1919 authorized the insurance of national realty in the State Securities Bank against fire. Under the same decree “automobiles, trucks, and other vehicles for motor transportation in the service of public works are