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Show PAflGELSURGEQ Postal Bulletin Outlines Precautions Pre-cautions for Safeguarding Safeguard-ing Packages. Rules to Be Observed for Prevention of Losses in Service Presented. ,;.(:,!!,,,;: 1 -r-A !ir U 1 1 i ,1 1 . ; ii I n I i m- i. I i.-.. a.f.l ran. in v i.:.rn.i; p;j--l- :i;;r-(. fur in;.il;i,- V. ill Xi'e tilnu in le r in1, .j -.- I i ja 1 1 uh.s a ml irnl a!.: on to liotn, JH-rr.Miin lo a pu-tai bulletin Tu- A par-' r! may bo c I. rj I nrrorrtin;; to ils I'onlnilM aa fr;t;.;ile, if likely to break; pr riMiablo, if likely to .spoil ; hannftll, if likely l j rjama'o other mail or lo injury in-jury to employees handling tsuch parcel, or ordinary. If tho contents bo. merchandise b;j r.ly eiiou'li to withal aiul of itself the ivfjiic aiul I car oi' Lran.-,port;ition. It is the duty of a. pared post dork to aci'l am tu whirli rla-H a pared belongs and to assure. liinisHf that it ia parked and marked fu ihat it "ill travel safely. "railr artieles likely Lo break or likely like-ly lo cru.sii, Mirli an glassware, pi rt urea, ra'if.ly, rh'.. should be packed so as to pro-le.-i I heimsd ve. and they niUHt be marked 'fragile." '1 hey musl. bo piaeed in tissue ftf'per, e::i'i'idur, eotton ur other soft nm-ii'ii.il, nm-ii'ii.il, and must lit; inelose'J in heavy enivn:") t ed ho:i rd or .'l u oodun box, and M'.-iirely lied. Part-els fragile from their sha o us well a.s I heir nat ure, such as -an i-M. nti liirrlhM. whips, golf sticks, etc.. v muse be reinforced hy strips of wood and hound (h-mly to thein. Hals will be ae-C'pled ae-C'pled in pasieboarcl boxes only when t;uy are crated. Protective Packing Necessary. PerihaMi arlleles, sucii as berries, fruits, meat, poultry, etc., must, bo packed t o preserve I hem from crushing' and to prewn! dainase to other mail should they break or rot. They should be packed, in the case of fruits, meals, poultry, etc.. In strong wood or corrugated containers that will retain tho contents should they be crushed or damaged. There is a limitation on tho distance that certain perishable articles, such as meat and poultry , mny he carried, which Is :ixe, ,y ihe timn of transportation. It is well lo put speciai delivery stamps upon perishable articles, in order that they may be delivered immediately upon arrival at their deslinalinn. Perishable articles must be marked "Perishable." Harmful art ides, stmh as knives, saws or sharp-cd-;ej or pointed tools or uten- .) : I s . i ; i ; -1. ' r. , .. r- . i o q that t ' e r "-' n r -or 0, s v. i.l 1.0 da:' a:.'.; r, ..-,- i.rl r-v i . i : pe. :-.o-: i.and : a. a tit em. Tl".r:r '.J1-'-. -. 'or l.aVd! ' ' I l..'-n.l ., arl. : a p.v. rl.-:? a:'l i pun en''-. - a i. .:-. n " - ' i o Restrictions on Liquids. Liquids) a re c- 1 j i jeet I ij e; a! 1 i -Lion-? as to o'a.r.'ity. 'jul m v-'-'' l- tiie l'.i;'.s 'inn- u.idel the !.(r-.- . ... n! fra.."' 'jer:-..a t! and ...i.jcr'i! ;-.ud u.;.st In; pa.. Led In spt.--:.H. contain. i -'eia . L-.'f-ih'Mi uia-'i are on tin- mar'-'. I ordinary uar'a.-is. siieh a- ''iuthi:'4' or Ji' iicral meri.i.audisi, not Ii:;-. !' to ie j lama' l hy crushing or br.-;-hit:- must i be pa'.ioid in strong roif u-a: ed boa "d ur I Wooden b'.v;.-, ,r '-'('Ui' ly '.iap: ed ia j Lea .' v paper, accord in to the naUi; e o j lii"ir" contents. In ad OKses, par';a--s i-ot i::.-'os-:d H y.o- b-n or co ' moated l,oarrJ si. mud "e j tie,!.' ' j ' not ilepc'iio" np-.n ci'dbuaid j i e-,. io protect tne contents of an iu !.- j I: ti.'y are u;-ed al a; , tin- ; r -i sumud still be wrapped in heavy win op; 'i-j: paper and s.'i'urely tied. It must, be borne in ndiid that pared post packages must not be sealed ami rniMi be s wrapped that their contents can be easily iupC'-tcd. The contents of a parcci post paekacc must be- confined, except in some particular particu-lar circumstances, to merchandise. There may, however, be pi;'ed on fourth-class matter marks, numbers, names or letters for purposes of description. There may also bo written on the blank labels or covers of a book a simple dedication or inscription. Invoice May Be Enclosed. There may be also indorsed wi.th four'h-class four'h-class matter a written or printed invoice showing the name and address of the sender and ahl res-sec. the na mcs and c nan U ties, of the articles inclosed, together to-gether with inscriptions iiulica I inp, I or the purposes of descript ion, the prices, style, stock number, size and quality of Uie art ides, "the order ur file number, date of order a nd date and manner of shipment, and the initials or name of the salesman or of the person by whom- the articles were packed or chocked. Prinled matter relating" to the articles inclosed ia regarded as descriptive and is a permissible per-missible inelosure. Of eepial i mporta nee with (he radci le ;i proper address and a proper return card. The purpose of the address is lo Insure quick and certain delivery, and it must be, theicfore. prominent, legible and complete. Tho return address is of no less importance,, for it insures return to the sender should tho parcel fail of delivery de-livery to the addressee. The return address ad-dress should be less prominent and to the left and above the delivering address, and reasonably close to it. It should also be legible and complete. Tn both delivery and return addresses, street, and number should be .ivou. To do so avoids delay when the pared falls into tho hands of a derk unfamiliar with the name of a firm or of a building". Inscriptions Permitted. Tn addition to the address and the return re-turn address and the indorsements, such us "fragile. " "insured." etc., required by the regulations of the service, a parcel may bear inscriptions such as "Merry ': r;hri.st:T.n ." "'ith p.. : wihe-." "I'o net j opea ure.,i f "'.i:'Ssr.u.a - ' ' or vo:ds to tliat icttcct o. ti.'.)--e msjr: ; uoiis n.ay Le i t'.:ri on a jc;rsonal .a:d i::ciOSed m l.:c 1 It i-; v . 'I to ins .re raredp. ar.d it it v-"d to k ;cv tnat ;!.- insurance ice c:tr-1 c:tr-1 lies vith the riuht to a return roce-'p' i - :'..: the dv.hv'.rv' i the par.'d irav ie --r i ; i f 1 . Jn this ra-e the r.rud .-hodd ! i:ni.---d "K-.t.u-.i rc-dpt d sired " j Tii : ! is ;,i add'tio:-: to the .h:n:ut.' is jjaid in ua.se of ios ur j d..n:a-. . I Par-.els not over four ounces in v.eight. j whi-li tal-.e a fiat rat of ! cent, ft n oun -e. ' j u:av :xr dr..(:ip.-d iu a r.ai; box. Ah otla. r i pa. -'-ed and all insmvd and . o. d. pi'.r- j ids niu-?t be taken r a postofiice itatiou I tor in r ; a nd mailiuj . j The ) parrel post packages is r- I iied to 'hty-four inches in length and I girth lomieued. The greatest distance in ; a st::t-'ht line betweeti tho ends it taken j its ihu a-n'h. ivh.ile t!ie distance around ! the par-'d at its thido't part is taken as ! ns cut.!). The limit of weight is seventy i uoutids f"i" j.arcds for delivery within the j first, sf'-oTid and third zones anvl fifty ; pounds fur all other zones. |
