Show WILL YOU XMAS PRESENTS TO YOUR FRIENDS THIS YEAR now ow is the time to beg begin to prepare for that very tl time if 0 ou 1 with your gifts rifts to rua their dest destination tion in time for the mill of u december prepare bult suitable ablo box boxes atou rait until the laet last moment an I 1 then uio uia a shoe shoo bor her or dome some similar carton of frail curd card bo board e rd or worse still wrap your gift in one thickness of paper tie it with one piece ge c 8 of twine and then wonder why it dian didn t t ret get there intact nr r wa was lost in the mails MAHL lvery year thousands of packages are lost simply because tho the a sender ader fail ol ea 01 to pack it properly to tie it with heavy twine and to address it plainly with ink in at least two separate places the local post postoffice office fico receives man many r of them and only by inquiry and investigation live sti gation aro are some db livered while many have to bo be sent to the dead letter branch h at rian francisco calif be cause there is nothing to tell to whom they b long selet t strong heavy boxes use a strong ord tord to wrap and tie every package p e kage and if you have them tie a ta tag g or two on for good measure mail early and your friends and relatives will not be disappointed by not receiving the expected B i package the postal delai department requires that you place the name and address of the sender bonder in the u upper per loft left hand corner of your package g with tho the word ih irom written above it in caso case they ey cannot locate the party your four parcel can be returned but they also suggest that you place a slip bear rou ing the name of t the ae sender and the ad dress to which the package was direct ed on the inside so that in case caie the name becomes deface def acel they can tan tell by opening tho parcel to whom it be longe long and it can be dispatched this ib absolutely necessary if you intend to insure the package against loss in packing your parcel dont put fragile articles such as glass glas 1 ti tin a t toy toys 8 china chinaware nare etc in the sa u package with I 1 boavy eavy iron anys wood artic articles lei etc breakage is to be ex expect et ed 4 if you ro do wrap clait or chan i in cotton or exel excelsior paca in a small in side box and ahn pack this in a larger larger box with paper around tha smaller an and it will not be damaged pu pul small toy or frail articles in separate box and be aure sure to use plenty pleat of paper a or in pack ing tell the postal ostar cief clerk V is f frag lie ile and it will wil be given special atten tio tion to prevent bre breaking kig above aba e all remember to get your packages ready and mall mail them early at least by december or it ij they have a long distance to go mail them before the every year the mails malls are congested with christmas packages until there is delay in the speed with which parcel post is ban died and unless youra yours are on the way this may mean they will not reach your friends in time if it you desire you can place instructions such ai rot not to be opened until christmas or simil similar lar on the outside and have your gifts reach their destination in ia time to avoid the rush of the last few dayn before the this is always advisable where the parcel has ban a long way to go now dont forget cut this out and put it where you will see it as a re minder to pack your parcel pr properly aldress erly wrap and tie it as instructed al address it properly in at least two places and MAIL IT FARLY |