The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-04-03

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class Of matter referred 10 are few
sad simple. Al package. mus, be 20
wrapped, with open aides or ends.
that their contents mar be readily
and thoroughly ex amiucd by The pos
tai clerks viibou. dcspoiIing their
wrappers. No writing IL permitted
except the addres Of destination, nsd
10 enclose or conceal a letter, or
write or print any thing upon
newspaper or other matter enclosed
rs a merchandise package, subjects
the sender 10 prosecution and fine.
II IL Is necessary TO break or tear a
wrapper, letter rates are TO he col,
lecscd on packages so wrapped, when
they are delivered.
. Some idea of the extent of the bus.
mess done under this law may be
gathered from the returns made for
fifty of the leading cities In the Unit
ed States for the month Of December,
1874. In four weeks 225, 1888 pack.
ages Of merchandise, weighing no.
473 pounds, we're sent through
the mails. In the same time
at the New York Office alone,
the number Of pieces was S5,0S4.
weighing 35,905 pounds. This may
be taken as a good average months
work, so that in the course of the
year nearly 100000 pounds of this
class OF matter will be sent from the
Office in this city.
The advantages Of the new law
have been very great to retail deal
ers, who have hitherto been com.
PEELED, in order to accommodate out
OF town customers, to send packages
Of samples and small orders Of goods
by express companies at great ex.
pense. They are now enabled to
send such parcels at comparatively
light cost. A few of the large houses
send the bulk of the matter dis
patched, but q great deal of it is also
mailed by persons out of business.
The variety Of matter thus SEM is
astonishing.
At the General P~ost-offce in this
city the examination of these parcels
is carried IN under the eye OF Mr..
John W. Brady, who has under him
q force employed during a part of
each day in this business alone.
They sit at a long counter upon
which the contents Of the pouches are
poured, and each is carefully inspect>
ed before it is allowed to pass. AL.
though time enough has elapsed since
the law became effective 10 permit
every body to become acquainted
with the regulations under which its
privileges may be enjoyed, q few
minutes observation will suffice to-
show that there is much ignorance
yet upon the subject, and not a little
defiance of the law. Here you see a
of stuff two or three feet deep.
The first package taken from it con.
tsins a simple pipe, carefully enclosed, |.
which is 80 securely packed that the /;
postal clerk would be entitled 10 as. .
sess letter rates, because he cannot , /,
examine it. The Postmaster.
General has recently issued instruc. ,
lions "that third.class mail matter
must be wrapped so as to admit of
without destroying the :
wrapper. When postmasters cannot .
make an examination of the contents !.
# a package Of third-cIass matter, :
destroying the wrapper, such
'ackage must be rated letter postage, q
o be collected on deliverv and undar =