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Show u Directions For Christmas Mailers WRAPPING AND PACKING All parcels must be securely wrapped wrap-ped and packed. Uue strong paper and heavy twine. SPECIAL- PACKING Umbrellas, canes, golf sticks, should be reinforced their full length by strong strips of wood tightly wrapped and tied or otherwise sufficiently su-fficiently wrapped to withstand transportation. trans-portation. Hats: Pack In strong corrugated or fiber boxes. Ordinary pasteboard hat boxes must be crated. Ladies' hats and stiff hats eaisly damaged should be marked "FRAGILE". Shoes: Pack in strong boxes, per-ferably per-ferably corrugated cardboard. Wrap with strong paper securely tied with heavy twin. Cut flowers: Place in strong suitable suit-able boxes of wood, tin, or heavy corrugated cor-rugated cardboard.-Wrap with tissue to retain moisture. Candies: Inclose in strong outside boxes or containers. Drawings, paintings, unmounted maps, etc., pack or wrap in strong material to avoid damage. When not flat, roll around a wooden core and then wrap and tie carefully or place in strong pasteboard tube. Sharp-pointed or sharp-edged instruments in-struments or tools must have points and edges fully guarded to prevent injury to clerks in handling or damage dam-age to other mail. Crate suitably or thoroughly wrap so that they can not cut through the wrapping. FRAGILE OBJECTS Articles easily broken or crushed must be crated or securely wrapped. Use liberal quantities of excelsior, or like material, in, around, and between the articles and the outside container. contain-er. Glassware, fragile toys, crockery must be packed so as to prevent the escape of particles or pieces if broken brok-en in transit. Cigars: Ordinary boxes of cigars wrapped in paper only will not be accepted. ac-cepted. Pack in a manner to prevent damage by shock or jar. Wrap in corrugated pasteboard or similar material. All articles easily broken or damaged dam-aged must be plainly marked "Fragile". |