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Show HOW TO SHIP BY PARCELS POST new market with money in hand is waiting ht containers to ship but- , ter, eggs, poultry and other produce in by pu reels .ost. Every day the postmaster's office 'receie:-, Inquiries from farmers and ! merchants eayer to learn the regulations regula-tions ol the parcels post that became be-came operative January 1. The merchants mer-chants rrho will use the parcels post arc not worrying about containers ' Thr .hi applj their present con-alners con-alners to the postolflc. regulation?, but the farmers will have to buy egg :and butter cartons. The Standard has received many inquiries similar I to these two: I I road In the Standard In regard to the parcels iom and wish to know wher,- 1 can purchase cartons for shippir , butter and eggs. Also, all the Information jrou can give wll be ibighjy appreciated. We are depend-1 depend-1 ire on our produce for a living. Let ; me hear from you at once am writing in the interest of this community com-munity ' Do you furnish cartons for shipping ship-ping eggs by parcels post? li so. please Quote pri'-s If not. where jlcan I get MK-rn?" P gulat'ons as to Packing For tnan farm products the psroels popi regulations are such tbat the shipper may make his or n contaiu-lersi contaiu-lersi Herewith are se lions of tlie 'p.ircels post regulations 'hat refer to eggs, butter and other farm products Parcels must be prepared for mailing mail-ing in such manner 'hat the contents can be easily examined. When any parcel offered for niaillnr is sealed or Otherwise closed against inspection, or contains o; bears writlns not permissible, per-missible, it is subject to postage at ! the first class : at and shall be treat -j ei as first lass matter. Egg L.qas will be accepted for lo- oal delivery (See Sec. Par 2a when so packed in a basket oi other con-talner con-talner as to prevent damage to other mall matter. Sec. ". Par. 2a On all matter mailed mail-ed at the postoffice, from which a 1 rural route starts, for delivery on such route, or mailed at an." point on such to.Jte for ;el!vcr ai a:i other point thereon, or at the oiflce from which the route starts, or on any rural route starting therefrom, and on all matter mailed at a city carrier office, or at any point within its dc-livfr dc-livfr limns for delivery by carriers from' that cificc. or at fitly oftiie fat local delivery, five cents lor the first pound or fraction of a pound and one Cent for each additional poind o: I frac tion of a pound. Fgg5 Eags will be accepted for mailing regard'ess of distance when each egg Is wrapped separately an 1 surrounded with ece's!or. cotton or I other suitable matefh and packed in j container made of do::ble corrugated pasteboard, meta', - cod o: other suit, able material in s c'.i a Hnner a8 to place each ceg on its end and to prevent pre-vent them trom striking together or asainsi the side or top oi the container, con-tainer, with an oute: cover of double corrugated pasteboard, metal, wood e other suitable matenol and wrapped bo that nothing can se3re from tbe package. Al' such parcels m ist bo labeled EGGS. Butter. Lard. Meats. Fruits -Butter, 'ard and perishable articles such as i fish, fresh meats, dressed fowls, vegetables, vege-tables, fruits, berries and articles of a similar nature which decay quickly I when so packed or wrapped as tc prevent damage to other mail matter, will be accepted for local delivery (See Sec. 3, Par. 2m either at the office ot mailing or on any rural ro ite starting therefrom When inclosed in 2n inner cover an.i :i strong oite-cover oite-cover of wood, metal, heavy corrugated corrugat-ed pasteboard or othtrr suitable material, ma-terial, and wrapped so that nothing can escape from the package. thy will be accepted for mailing to n'. office within the first ;:one. Butter lard, any admissible greasy or oil ' stance, when in-1 ' tended for dell.r at oi'.'ices beyond! the first zone, must be packed In accord. i nee with section 22. "Se". 22. Admissible liquids and oils, pastes, salves, or other articles I osily liqucfiable, will be accepted fori mailing regardless of distance when they conform to the following conditions con-ditions W hen in class bonl"?. the quantit . ' must not exceed twelve ounces, liquid measure. The bottle must be very j strong and must be ln losed. in R block or tube of metal, wood, papiei j mache, or similar material; and there I must be provided between the bot tie and tbe block or tube a cushion of cotton, felt or other absorbent . Tne block or tube, if of wood must be at least three-sixteenths of an inc,h thick at its thinnest part, if or papier ma-I Che or similar material if must bo at least one-eighth of an inch thick, j for bottles holding two ounces or less and at least 5-32 of an inch thick for bottles holding more than two ounce? The block or tube must be rendered water light by an application of paraffin par-affin or other suitable substance When In a metal container the weight of the parcel must not exceed eleven pounds. The container muf be hermeticallv sealed and inclosed in a strong box and securely trapped Some General Rules. Person interested in parcels post shipments ahould buy parcels pos' regulations and maps of their postmaster post-master 1 he two will be suld for 75 cents The postoffice has not yet received re-ceived a supply of regulations ind maps for sale, but expects it in a few days The regulations give as full directions as have yet been devised by the jostofficc department Amon other requirements of the regulations are : All parcels po1 matter musl bear the parcels post stamps The ordinary ordi-nary postage unips will not be accepted ac-cepted on parcels lost matter All perishable matter should be 3o marked. The name and address of the send er must be on the p.rrel The weight limit is eleven pounds and the fraction of an ounce abo that mark will bar the parcel from the mails The combined glrlh und length of a parcel must not exceed seventy-two inches. The parcels post rates are Bach add'n I U 1st lb lb. lbs. Rural route and city delivery - -10.05 $0.01 $0 15 50 mile zone ""' -M 35 130 tuilo zone "" " 300 mil., zone 07 .05 57 COO mil- zone " S WW mile ;one f'7 .73 moo mile zone 10 on 1.0ft ison mile zone 11 TO till Over 1800 miles . . .12 .12 1..32 |