The Springdale news., 1912-12-27
PARCELS POST WILL BE
 INAUGURATED JANUARY 1

Sealed original packages of pro prietary articles, such as soaps, to- bacco. pills, tablets, etc, put up in fixed quantities by the manufac- turer, and not in themselves unmail- ale, will be accepted for mailing when properly wrapped
 Millinery.
 Fragile articles, such as millin- cry, toys, musical instruments. etc. and articles consisting wholly or in part of glass, or contained in glass, must be securely packed and the parcel stamped or labeled aFRAG- LIE"
 Cnmailable Matter.
 The following matter is declared unmailable by law:
 Matter manifestly obscene, lewd or lascivious; articles intended for preventing conception; articles in tended for indecent or immoral pur- poses; all matter otherwise mail able hy law, the outside cover or wrapper Of which bears and deline- ation or language of a ibelous, seurrilous, defamatory, or -hr aten- ing character All such matter, when deposited in q post office or found in the mails, shall De with drawn and sent 10 the divisions of dead letters
 Intoxicants, Poisons and inflamma-
 bIt1 Materials.
 Spirituous.. .Vinous. matted, fer mented, OF other intoxicating Iq- uors Of any Kind poisons Of every kind, and articles and compositions containing poison, pohsoHous ani- mals. insects and reptiles explosives of every kind .nflammabIe mater al twhieh afe held to include mach es5 keroseae. .o!3. easoIiae.. .aaphth a, benzine, tarnentine. denatured alec hol. etc4. internal machines. and mechanical, chemical or other de Yfee5 or compositions which may lg- nite or explode disease germs or seabs,. and other natural 6f artifi- cal articles. competitions OF material of whatever kind which may kill. or in any wise injure another or damage the mall or other property.
 Pistols, Animals and Birds.
 Pistols or revolyers. whether in detached parts or otherwise live or dead land not stuffed animals, birds, or poultry, except as else where provided raw hides or belts, guano. or any article having a bad odor will not be admitted to the mails
 Tnatment of tndeliyerabld Parcels.
 Perishable matter will be deliver eed as promptly a. possible. but if such matter can not be delivered and become offensive and injurious to health, postmastels may destroy it, or the injurious or offensive por- ton thereof.
 Unbelievable peri5HaBIe mat er which in it's nature does not be- come offensive or injurious 10 health may be delivered by postma9ters to the proper local municipal authori- ty to be distributed to hospitals, asy lums or other charitable or reform atory institutions. If there is no su n municipal authority. the mat ter may be delivered to any eharit- able institution or organization making applieation therefor If no application k made, the matter will be destroyed at the expiration of two weeks
 Parcels Improperly Packet.
 Postmasters will refuse 10 re- eeive for mailing parcels not prop erly indorsed or packed for safe shipment.
 When parcels on which the post age is wholly unpaid or insufficient Y prepaid is deposited for local de livery and the sender in unknown, notice of detention need not be sent but such matter will be de livered and the deficient postage col lected from the addressee by the carrier. If the addrcssee refuses to pay the postage the matter will be sent to the Division of Dead Let ters
 Insurance on Parcels
 mailable parcel on which the postage Is fully prepaid may be in sured against loss in an amount equivalent to it's actual value, but not to exceed $50, on payment of q fee of ten cents in parcel post stamps, such stamps to be affixed
 When parcel is insured, the candar will ha given n raPeipt show