Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-24
Prsoausion Against mi ry to Malls.

BrSCA utIOu Against INJURY tn Mails.
Articles OF the fourth class. not abso-
lutely excluded from the mails, but
which from their form or nature might,
unless properly secured, destroy, deface
or otherwise damage the contents OF the
mail bag, or harm the person Of anyone
engaged in The postal service, may be
transmitted in the mails when they con-
form 70 the following conditions:
When not liquid or Equitable, they
must be placed IN bag, box or removable
envelope or wrapping, made of paper,
clOth or parchment.
such bag, box. envelope or wrapping
must again be placed in box or tube
made Of metal or some hard wood, with
sliding clasp or screw I'D.
In cases OF articles liable to break, the
inside box, bag or envelope or wrapping
must be surrounded by sawdust, cotton
or other elastic substance.
III case of sharp pointed Instruments,
the points must be capped or encased SO
that they may not by any means be liable
TO cut through their enclosure; and where
they have blades, such blades must be
bound with wire so that they shall re-
main firmly attached TO eacb other, and
within their handles or sockets. Needles
must be inClOsed in metal packages so
that they cannot by any means prick
through or paSs out of their enclosures.
Seeds, or other articles not prohibited,
which are liable, from their form or ma
ture, to loss or damage unless specially
protected, may be put up in sealed en-
velopes, If such envelopes are made OF
material sufficiently transparent TO show
the contents clearly without opening.
Ink powders. pepper, snun or other
powders not explosive, or any pulveriZed
dry substances, not poisonous excepting
flour J, may be sent in the mails, when
| nclOsed in the manner prescribed herein
for liquids, or when inclOsed. in metal,
wooden or papier-mache cases in such &C.
cure manner az to render the escape OF
any particles OF dust from the package by
ordinary handling impossible, ANA OF such
| strength as to bear the weight and hand
! ling OF the mails without breaking; the
method OF packing to he subject TO the
/ approval OF the General superintendent of
Railway Mail Service.
Hard candies or confectionery, yeast
! cakes, soap in hard cakes when wrapped
in strong paper boxes or heavy paper
wrappers, adequate 10 prevent all Injury
| to other mail matter in the same mail
| bag, are admissible in the domestic mails.
Pistols or rev olyers, in detached parts,
may be sent IN the mails; but the mailing
! postmaster viii carefully examine such
packages, and will receive them onl Y
when sure they are harmless.
Queen bees and their attendant bees,
and dried insects, may be sent in the
mails when properly put up so as not 10
! inJure the persons OF those handling the
mails, nor soil the mall bags or their
contents.
All articles admitted under this and
| the preceding section must be capable of
easy inspection. The name and address
OF the sender, preceded by the word
''frOm," must be written or printed on
each package, with the name and number
or quality OF the article inclosed, and
also any number, name. mark or letter
! for the purpose OF Identification, may be
] added as permitted Dv law.