Show about parcels post washington doc 23 accord to regulations g gw warning the parcels parc els post by sy tern tem prom il abed by post mister master general hitchcock Hitch Hitche coci ocl perish able articles 11 tides may be sent the mails mil only under tinder specific restrict ions as to their containers and distance they are to be sent but ter lard fish flesh meats me its dressed A foilb vegetables fluids berries and similar articles likely quickle to de cay may be sent for short when hen securely packed eggs 1 0 he be accepted for local delivery hen 5 pad ed properly in a container an 41 for am ani distance when each egg is lk ar separately pad ed in a perfectly se cure manner no restrict im is placed on the mailing of salted dried ed or cured meats but fresh meat will be transported only within the first zone fragile artial s including millin ery cry t vs musical instruments and articles of glass in whole or in part must be secured packed and marked fragile I 1 articles that may notice noti be sent by post include intoxicating liquor of any kind poisons poison ous animals insects or reptiles ex plosives of every kind inflammable articles including matches internal infernal machines pistols or revolvers veis Neis dis ease eve germs any obscene defala tory or scurrilous matter now pro habited by law live lie or dead animals or birds or live poultry rawhides or pelts or anything having a t bad odor books and printed matter may not be forwarded at parcels post rates but only at the pound rates or third class matter A commission of railroad officials headed beaded by president ralph P peters aers of the long island railroad today el petitioned the house postoffice post office corn com cittee tor for a t real rearrangement ran gement of weigh ing and pay tor for transporting mails malls tl TI e railroad men set et out that they did not contemplate carrying ta tie e p post when their present con t 0 tracts expire and declared as a matter of contract they were nere not obliged to accept packages weighing more than tour four pounds that hereafter fourth class mail matter shall embrace all other mat tei including farm ind factory pr ducts not nw n iw embraced embi aced by law in either the first second or third da cla s not exceeding eleven pounds in weight lit nor giester in size than seventy two inches in length and P girth combi combined com binea neu nor in a form or I 1 kind likely to injure the person of any po pontal stal employee or damage the mail equipment or other mail mat 15 cents 1 to 50 miles first pound 6 cents each additional pound 3 cents 11 pounds 35 cents 60 50 to miles first pound 6 i cents each additional pound 4 accents 11 pounds 46 cents loo to miles first pound 7 cents each additional pound 5 cents 11 pounds 57 cents I 1 tr to miles first pound 8 cents each additional pound 6 cents 11 pounds 68 cents cent to 1000 1 miles first pound 9 cents each additional pound 7 cents wll 11 pounds 9 1000 to af 1 00 miles first pounds 10 cents each additional pound 9 cents 11 pounds 81 1 00 wa 1400 tolson miles first pound 11 cents each additional pound 10 cents 11 pounds 1 11 over oner 1800 miles first pound 12 c ants each additional pound 12 cents 11 pounds 1 32 distinctive post stamps must be used these can be 6 obtained at any ally post office A package though stamped with the necessary amount of postage I 1 I 1 ut with ordinary ord idary pot ke ag stamps will not dot be forwarded 0 10 o package packie mil he rece receded iNed and t f forwarded orn added ded unless it has plainly writ ten or printed n its face the address of the sender the oge age must not exceed 72 inches in length and girth bombin ed for instance if the is 14 3 feet long it can only be 3 0 3 feet around if it be 4 feet long it can only be 2 feet around if it it is 5 feet long it can be I 1 loot abound etc to |