Show I I I a I I I I I t I I I I I I Postmaster Carter Gives instructions on Christmas Mailing of Packages Packages of all sorts will soon be carrying Christmas gifts up upI and down the country and across the seas Most of them will reach their destination in good time and good condition But many will look as though they have had hada a very rugged experience And some wont won't arrive at all Postmaster E. E R. R Carter says that there are lots of reasons why packages get badly banged up or miss their goals completely EsI Especially Es- Es I important among these reasons is faulty preparation The I sender starts with a box that is much too flimsy to do the Job Or else he uses Inadequate paper and string for wrapping and ty ty- ty ing Or maybe he uses tape which comes Conies unstuck In the larger mall centers packages are moved by conveyor convey convey- or belt or other mechanical de de- de- de vices And between distribution points sacks of Off parcels get plied piled on top of one another as on railway mail mall cars for example until the weakest items in the lot give way out of sheer inability ity to carry their burden Postal Posta employees who handle the packages packages pack pack- a ages es after they are broken some sonic sometimes sometimes times receive cuts if the contents are glass Postmaster Carter believes that anything that is worth packing and postage is worth good enough preparation to protect it against all ordinary hazards of handling and transportation So start with witha a good box use plenty of excelsior excelsior ex ex- ex or shredded or wadded paper cover with a good grade of paper tie Ue with strong cord two directions and address on one side only Those who address packages on all sides dont don't help anyone They make work for tor themselves and multiply the problems problems problems pro pro- of the post office clerks |