The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-21

handles or sockets.
Ink powders, pepper, snuff, or other
similar powders not explosive, or any
similar pulverized dry substance, not
poisonous, may be sent when inclosed
in cases made of metal, wood or other
material to render impossible the es-
cape of any of the contents. Flour of
all kinds must be put up in such
manner as to prevent the package
breaking or cracking or the -four being
scattered in the mails
Queen Bees and Nursery Stock.
Queen bees, live insects and dried
reptiles may be mailed in accordance
with the regulations that now apply
to other classes of mail
Seeds of fruit, nursery stock, and all
other plant products for propagation
may be mailed under the same condi-
tiOns.
Confectionery and Soap.
Candies, confectionery, yeast cakes,
soap in hard cakes, etc, must be in
closed in boxes and so wrapped as
to prevent injury to other mail matter.
Sealed original packages OF proprie-
tary articles, such as soaps, tobacco,
pills, tablets. etc, put up in fixed
quantities by the manufacturer, and not
in themselves unavailable, will be &C
cepted for mailing when properly wrap
ped.
Millinery.
Fragile articles, such as millinery,
toys, musical instruments, etc, and ar
ticles consisting wholly or in part of
glass, or contained in glass, must be
securely packed and the parcel stamp
ed or labelled fra gile-"
UnmaiIabIe Matter.
The following matter is declared IN
mailable bv law:
Matter manifestly obscene, laud, or
lascivious; articles intended for pre-
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for indecent or immoral purposes; all
matter otherwise mailable by Law, the
outside cover or wrapper of which ,
bears any delineations or language of |
a nbelous, scurrilous, defamatory, or
threatening character All such mat
ter, when deposited in a postoffice or
found in the mails, shall be withdrawn |
and sent to the division of dead let |
tiers.
IntOxicantS, POiSOnS and Infiammable |
Materials.
Spirituous, vinous, matted, fermented, |
or other Intoxicating liquors of any
kind; poisons of every kind, and artic- /
les and compositions containing poison, I
poisonous animals insects and reptiles; /
explosives of every kind; infiammable /
materials, (Which are held to include !
matches, kerosene oil, gasoline, naph- |
tina, benzine, turpentine, denatured al
cohol, etc.); Internal machines, and |
mechanical CQGInlCal OF OInSE devices
or compositions which may ignite or
explode; disease germs or scabs and
other natural or artificial articles, COM :
positions, OF materials of Whatever
kind which may kill or in anywise
injure another or damage the mail or /
other property.
Pistols. Animals and Birds.
Pistols or revolvers, whether in de-
tached parts or otherwise; live or dead |
Cbut not stuffed) animals, birds or ]
poultry; raw hides or peIts, guano, or {
any article having a bad odor will not /
be admitted to the mails.
Treatment of Unbelievable Parcels. |
PerishabIe matter will be delivered !
as promptly as possible, but if such /
matter can not be delivered and be-
comes offensive and INJURIOUS to
health, postmasters may destroy it, or /
the injurious or offensive portion
thereof.
Unbelievable perishable matter
which in it's nature does not become
offensive or injurious to health may
be delivered by postmasters to the |
proper local municipal authority to |
be distributed to hospitals, asylums or
other charitable or refOrmatOry instt-
tutions. If there is no such municipal
authority, the matter may be deliver
ell to any charitable institution or or
ganization making application there
matter will be destroyed at the ex-
piration of two weeks
Parcels Improperly Packed.
Postmasters will refuse to receive
for mailing parcels not properly in
dorsed or packed for safe shipment
When parcels on which the postage
is wholly unpaid or insufficiently pre-
paid is deposited for local delivery and
the sender is unknown, notice of de-
tention need not be sent but such mat
ter will be delivered and the deficient
postage collected from the addressee
by the carrier. If the addressee re-
fuses to pay the postage the matter
will be sent to the division of dead
letters.
Insurance on Parcels
A mailabIe parcel on which the
postage is fully prepaid may be in
equivalent to its actual value, but not
to exceed $50, on payment of fee
of ten cents in parcel post stamps,
such stamps to be affixed
When a parcel is insured, the sender
will be given a receipt showing the
Office and date of mailing and number
of the parcel
When a return receipt is desired by
the sender of an insured parcel the
postmaster at the mailing office will I
note the request on the margin of the
insurance tag, and the postmaster at
the office of address will obtain from
the addressee a receipt and mail it to
the sender
The liability for indemnity shall
cease when delivery has been effected
ENoT-vT7F-(1fnO of Parcels