Show I COSTAL INFOUUATION Extracts from tho Postal Laws Regard ins Mnilable Matter Foreign Postage Table To most of he countries of the civilized world the rates of postage except Canada and Mexico are a follows folowsLER Cents For 25 crams VJ ounce I Postal cars sash 2 Newspapers and other printed matter per two ounces i COMMERCIAL PAPER Packets not in excess of ten ouncos 5 Packets i excess of ten ounces for each two ounces or fraction thereof l Registration fee on letters or other articles 10 That the working class particularly prtcularlv those of foreign birth are not aware of the fact that merchandise cannot be sent through the mails unless prepaid at 5 I cents per onehalf ounce or fraction t thereof to countries outside of Canada and Mexico particularly noticeable Pairs of articles two or more articles of exact counterpart handkerchiefs scarfs needlework articles of wearing arices apparel perfectly whole and complete in themselves them-selves whether sent in execution of an order or a a gifts can not be considered in any sense as samples and can not be sent through the mails to foreign countries coun-tries unlesss prepaid at 5 cents per half ounce or fraction pr Christmas and New Years cards and I photographs with frames or articles bearing bear-ing Christmas or New Years greetings so elaborate in their design as t have in intrinsic in-trinsic value outside of the sentiment attached at-tached to them such a satin pin cushions cush-ions celluloid calendars plaques greetings greet-ings in frames cannot be sent through the mails to countries other than Canada and Mexico outside of the United States unless prepaid at5 cents per half ounce or fraction pr I Wrapping The use of a poor quality of wrapping paper for sending packages through the mails should be avoided Packages should be wrapped in strong wrapping paper and tied with strong twine I is not necessary t leave any part of the package exposed it should be so wrapped that it can be untied and examined ex-amined without breaking a cord The address should be written plainly and legibly upon the package with ink Tags and address labels should addres not be used a they frequently become torn and detached from the packages The senders name and address should always appear on every article sent appem through the mails preceded by the word from I the above rules were observed ob-served few packages would go astray in the mails Packages of merchandise e having a sale ble value whether sent as presents or not can not be sent through the mails to II foreign countries except Canada and I Mexico Articles of any kind otherwise I 1 mailable which contain any writing i and are not paid in full at the letter rate of postage can not be sent through the I mails to foreign countries other than Canada and Mexico Articles of jewelery and coins cannot been be-en t through the mails to foreign coun sries Sealed packages not letters addressed I ad-dressed t Canada and Mexico can not be sent through the mails l > through mal1 Photographs pictures ana printed matter can not be closed against inspection and sent at the tries cheaper rate of postage to foreign coon |