Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-17
cheese, nrc ruled out partly for this rca.

SUI, hiu po ny VVVeuFo tNy S"ugo Ao'o
to cat through the pouches. vegcta-
blcs and fruits decay, and not only pro!
dice bad odors but soil The other mail;
and so with living or deal animals.
LIQUIDS are forbidden because experience
shows that they can not be confined to
any receptacle they can be put into A
woman can sec, to save her life, why
we should refuse 10 mail q bottle Of
handkorthicf-extractin in glass. bottle in
closed ifya pastcboard box. Bnt II one
liquid Isl Admit,ed. others must be admit.
tod. and Coon The most revolving and
the most destructive liquids, like sui.
phuric acid, would follow. They al.
most always break their rcccptaclcs and
tciilc or corro,lc everything they toucb
Even canned articles, containing liquid;
are forbidden, though Theoretically
sealed In tin, because some ono ',may
MAJ In thffame pouch n pair y. scis..
sofs VIE will puncturc. the can and
Iset Out The liquh. contchls on the other
mail riattsr. All poisons are prohibited,
because. one fool mails polsoii and
anothcr fool Some sort Of edible. they
arc very apt TO got mixed and kill u
dozen people at once: and also because
the mailing clerks may bc killed Oils
and all fatty substances are forbidden,
because. in spite of everything, they
leak out Of their rcccptaccs and dcillc
hundreds Of other pieces of mail uiatter.
All sorts Of fi' meat and Ointments are
just rs bad, because rs soon rs the
mail pouch containing them u put into
very warm room, or laid in u hot sun.
they are converted into oil and escape"
'Why must the second class 81 ar
ticlcs be confined In wood or tin9"
',For similar reasons all articles com.
posed altogether or partly of glass, such
rs spectaclcS and watches, are very dan.
gcr0us. In numerous instances the
glass breaks and line pieces of it are dis
tributcd through the pouch, dcfacing the
other matter and woundlng the hands OF
the clerks. Needles are tcrrorto post
Office employs. When one paper OF
nccllc, gets loose there is no telling
when the evil willtnd They may Loaf
around pouch for year, distributing
lsckjaw among all the post-oiliccs in the
country. Fish.hookS arr almost NJ bad.
in fnct. any sharp-pointed INSTRUMENT,
| like forks and scissors, or even case
knives. laccra,c the hands Of the clerks
in n terrible manner, unless properly
protected. Candy of all sorts break
into fine pieces, gets distributed rali
through the pouch. and smcnrs and
CLUES together all the rest Of the mall
matter. Some kinds Of candy will melt
and run, and other kinds are hollow and
contain sirups which leak ont and soil
everything ,hoy touch. Cakes and pastry
seem 10 bc the least objectionable Of all
the things have named, and yet they
are mailed so frequently that they give
more trouble than all the rest put to-
gc,her. They not only crumblc up, get
scattered around, and produce grease
spots on everything they touch, bu!! the
rats smell them and gnaw away a whole
pouch of mail matter Ia get ut tl'G,n.
All this second kind Of matter, thrrc.
fore. must be securely incloscd in tin or
wood or it is prohibited
What prcr1u,ioHa are taken TO pre-
vent people from dcposi,ing destructive
unmailaL'e IN The ro' o',-oilicc?'
"Whcn ,hry bring packages Of mcr-
chantli,c a H. wr'"hcd the clerks quc'-
ton them particularly rs Ia the contents.
II they don't know or have forgotten,
or gct ai nv 1t iilc question they are
gcuerally guilty, AMI u few more ques-
| tions elicit confession that razor ORR
bottle of lair-oil is in the package. IL
they weigh and stamp their package
themselves and put il into the drops,
then all the clerks in the basement are
committee 10 discover destructive un.
mailablc. and IL runs the gauntlet OF
their hands. at the risk of being dc.
taincd. While all the clerks keep q
watch for such matter in general way,
thre Of them ar. charged with {, he duty
in particular. and they open and exam
inc no, only all packages which by
weight, smell or shape excite suspicion,
but multitude of other packages at
random. II l. not expected that they
will detect more than one in ten OF the
Objectionable packages, but they detect
enough of them Ia make 1t very un'
desirable thing for any one to mail them
who desires them 10 reach their dcsiiila.
| ton -......--.
"What disposition is madc OF this
matter after IL is fOund?'
at il taken to the inquiry office, to-
gcther with all other unmailablc matter.
package cofdes,ruciiyc unmailablc has
on il ,hc name Of the person who lcpos-
tied II In tho drop, the clerks send him
word 10 come and claim his property.
II this name is not on the package, then
they address a similar request 10 the all
drcssee. II package i not claimed,
il is sent 10 tho Dead Letter Onicc ut
Washington. II YOU will pay visit to
this Office the clerk will show You a
collection oi destructive unmallable
which will abundautly impress You with
the importance Of keeping II out OF the
mails .....
"What will see ihcre?"
"Wcll. they have not sent any OF
the packages away for awhile You may
SEQ dead canary.bir,l,, u collection of
bottles of medicines, and of hair
oil, beer and whisky, concealed In
rolls of newspapers, u lot of gum OPT
um,-is,ioc packages o: cartridges and
caps, some horned toads, mud-turtlcs,
grasshoppcrs and dead mice, sharp
pointed scissors not even wrapped in
paper, n nice assortment of paints,
candies, confectionery, cake, crack
ers. .i,s and fruit, Of all kinds, and some
revolving articles mailed to physicians
for diagnosis purposes. But the
clerks all agree that what gives them
mos, trouble Is we,lding-cake. can
easily bclisye this from what happens. at
INV window. Every day a woman trips
up6 tony window and lays q dainty
package down with afWoigh that please.
When i say what are the contcntsP she
says pleasantly. %! nothing much; only
little wedding cake. s,'Buther conntc-
nance soon. falls when.I says Sorry,
madam; but It can't so unless you put
it In j tin or wooden box. Then comes
shaver, Of assurances that 1t is well
wrapped, and in a good pastebocGa,ri box.
Butail Is unavaillng, andaway She goes
bitterly disappointcd.m ~ !! 'hl
''How many pieces Of destructive un-
mailable are dctcctcdPni 800, .,,..,,,