Show HOLES FOR PARCEL POST postmaster general issues regulations ions governing system WHAT MAY BE SENT BY MAIL give gives Amerl amerlean cn sn people opportunity to send strict farm and factory products Pio duct by mall mail from and to any point in united state states postmaster general flitch hitchcock cock baa has just approve approved d the regulations which coyer cover in detail the article articles which mp 1 or may not be sent by parcel post these regulations are now being turned off at the government printing office on a rush order and they will bo b distributed as rapid rapidly lir as possible the rules as to what can be ant sant and what cannot bo be sent and the instructions 6 tor for the preparation of man mall 1 able ble articles with other official al 11 vice are glen giren here aa as they have juet just been prepared by the department part ment in washington the minimum rate will be five live cents for the first pound and centa cents for each additional pound round to any point not exceeding fifty efty miles from the office ol 01 a I 1 mailing the local rate aich is five cents tor for the first round and one cent for additional pound applies to all barcela parcela pa tha the delivery of which does not involve their transportation on rail way lines the rates increase tor for each successive tive one of the eight zoner the maximum rate being twelve cents a po pound und which will a a parcel across the continent or to any of our possessions parcels will III be limited to eleven pounds in weight and ell sit feet in length and girth combined Mal lable perishable hable articles butter lard and perishable articles such as fish fresh meats dressed fowls vegetables fruits berries and articles of a similar nature that decay quick lv when uben so racked packed or wrapped as to prevent damage to other mall mail matter will be accepted tor for local delivery either at the office of mailing or on any rural route starting startling when in ar u inner cover and a strong outer cover of wood met al heavy corr gated pasteboard or other suitable mat material crial and so 60 that nothing ca n escape from the package they will be ac cepter for mailing to any offices with in the first zone or within a radius of 60 miles nutter butter laid or any greasy or oily olly substance Bub stance intended tor for delia cry at offices beyond the teerat a birst lone zone must be sult suitably ably packed vegetables and fruit that do not decay quickly u be accepted d for mallog to any zone it packed so 80 as to prevent dam age ago t tb other mall matter eggs will be accepted tor for local delivery when securely 2 pack packed la a basket u or other us container con ainer eggs will be accepted tor for nailing mailing regardless of distance when each ye egg Is wrapped a separately tely a and nd packed in a container there Is 1 do no restriction on tailed salted aried cd smoked aked or cured meata meats and other meat products Iro luc but fresh sh meat in any form will be transported only the first zone asb parcels containing perishable arti cles must be marked and articles likely to spoil within the time reasonably e required for trans por tation 1 and delivery vill not be ac ted for mailing manufactured articles Art telee or dealers intending to transmit articles in COnSid emble quantities are asked to submit to the postmaster for approval a I 1 postmen parcel showing the manner of packing na hen charp pointed instruments are offered for malling the points must be capped or encased blades must be bound so blat they will remain at to each other or athla their handles or sockets in powders pepper anuff or other similar powders not or any similar ed dry substance not poisonous may be sent when in cases made of metal v cod or other material it render impossible the es cape of any of the contents flour at all kinds must be put up in such manner as to prevent the lockage package breaking or tte flour otar boang scattered catt ered h iu the mails malls abi queen sees and nursery stock queen bees live bisects and dried T reptile reptiles may be mailed leali in accordance with th the regulations that th now apply to ewt other classes of mail seeds of fruit nursery stock ot tate and all other plant products for preparation may be e mailed under u the same con editions confectionery and soap candles confectionery yea t cakes in bard cakes etc 1 mut be la in closed in boxes and so wrapped as to prevent 1 injury to other mill mat ter egiy beaded original packages 0 I 1 detary articles such as adap soaps tobacco tobacco pills rills table tablet ete put 1 lp IP 1 in I axed lied quantities amities ami ties by the manufacturer D in and will be accepted for ra tiling when properly millinery fragile articles ouch as OTO etc andar consisting or to in tart part ot at elal ls or contained in glass must be securely wr packed and the parcel od or labeled magila stamp matter ehg w following matter in detla by nu lascivious matter sri manifestly obscene lewd or articles conception intended ua intended for pre for indecent or immoral purpose o 0 otherwise mal lable mutter by law the n outside cover or wrapper of or o 0 bear bears and delineation or of a libelous scurrilous defamatory c or threatening character all each ms u ter deposited in a post office or found in the malla malls shall be withdrawn and sent to the divisions of dead let 10 derfl t e M i intoxicants poison and materials spirituous vinous malted fel rient ed or other intoxicating liquors of any kind poisons of every kind and artt arti clea cles and compositions contil ning aing pol son poisonous pons onous animals insects ant and reptiles explosives of every kind in 1 flammable materials which we are be held I 1 to include matches kerosene oil gao gaso line naphtha benzine beni lne turpentine d natured alcohol etc infernal internal M chine chinea and mechanical chI chekal talor or other devices or compositions may ignite of at explode disease gerra or s abs and other natural or artta caal articles compositions or real rials of whatever kind which nay may kill or in any wise injure anotoli or damage tho the mall mail or other property pistol pistols animals and birds pistols or revolvers whether in de d cached parts or otherwise he or dead and not stuffed animals bird birds or poultry except as ns elsewhere provided raw hides or pelts guano or any article having a bad odor will vill not nol bo be admitted to the he malla malls treatment of undeliverable perishable matter will be delivered as promptly as possible but tt it buch such in matter atter can not b bo a d delivered elly er c d and b becomes e offensive and injurious to health postmasters may destroy it or the injurious or offensive portions port loni thereof undeliverable perishable matter which in its liture does not 1 become offensive or injurious to health may be delivered by postmasters to its th proper imal municipal amt authority hority to be distributed to hospitals alums or other charitable or reformatory institutions tut ions it there Is to no such municipal authority the matter may mar b deliver ed to any charitable cr or organization making application it if no application la Is made the matter will be destroyed at the ex pir atlon of two u parcels improperly packed postmasters will refuse to for mailing parcels not properly it in or packed for safe shipment when parcels on which the postage posta Is wholly unpaid or insufficiently pro pre p bild ald Is deposited for local delivery and the sender Is unknown notice ct of detention need not be bent sent but such matter will be delivered and the deft dent clent postage collected from the ad bressee by the carrier if it the ad bressee refuses to pay the postage the matter will be sent to the dl DI vision islon of dead letters insurance on parcels A nal rial lable parcel on which tb it postage Is fully may be in against loss in an amount bequir alent to its actual value but not to exceed 50 on payment of a fee ot of ten cents in parcel post stamps such stamps to bo be affixed when a parcel Is insured the sen der will be given a receipt showing the office and date of at mailing and number of the parcel when a return receipt 1 dc hed by the bender sender of an insured parcel the postmaster at the mr driling abing off at ce will note the request ra the faigin of the insurance tag and the postmaster at the office of address will from the addressee a receipt recell and tand nail mill it to the sender the liability for indemnity cease when delivery ha has been effected forwarding of marceis Parc Par ceis et parcel parcels may be recalled remal led or forwarded on the payment ot at additional addition sl postage at the rate ehia would be chargeable it if they were originally mailed at the forwarding billee la in which case the necessary aps will bo be amazed by the forwarding postmaster payment must be niad every everl ti time the parcel la to forwarded preparation fr mailing parcels must be prepared tor mailing in such manner that the content contents can be easily examined A parcel will Mill not be accepted for inu alling unless it bears the came name and addrene of th the sender preceded by iho the word in addition to the came name and addrell of the sender which Is required vired it will be ba permissible to write or print on the covering of a parcel or oa on a tag or label attached to X it toe tae mccu pation of the sender and to indicate in dicatO in a small space by meane means ot at mark letters numbers names or other britt brief description the character acter of tho the par cel eel but ample pace space must be left on OR the address sho for the fun full addre address in ln legible character ana 4 for fr the ce lie cessare postage stamps I 1 such uch as merry christmas pleas do not open until christmas new now year vuth bent best wishes and the like may be placed ox on tta covering of the parcel in ilitch manner ILI not to interfere with tao the address distinctive stamps the law taw requires ulrea that te postage on all matter must be prepaid by bf distinctive parcel post tama amiel postmasters cannot fur for mail will ing parcels that do not bear suca such stamps parcel post stamps are net not valid for the payment of at postage oa on matter 0 of iho the first second and third ol glassel assel and a atia used for that per put pote pose the matter to which they area arff affixed Axed shall be bp treated ut abed as ilela for map maps and guedea parcel pot post maps with ing ng guides gulden are to be eold sold to tae pub lie ile at their cost 75 cents through the chief ef clerk of the post otnes dap ment meat in to ordering macd earn 1 should be taken to specify tha pot post office from which he the mt ato e to be de determined |