The Holly chieftain., 1912-12-27

may be mailed under the same con
ditions
coaSsetioaesy and Soap.
Candies. confectionery. yeast cakes.
soap in hard cakes. cte.. must be In
closed in boxes and 10 wrapped ~ to
prevent injury to other mail mat
ter.
Sealed original packages Of propri-
etary articles, such n soaps. tobacco.
pills, tablets. etc. put cp In Axsd
quantities BY the manufaeturer. and
not In Themselves unmailable. viii
be accepted for mailing when properly
vrappeA
Fragile articles, such ~ millinery.
toys. musical Instruments. etc. and ar.
ticlss consisting wholly or in part Of
glass. or contained in glass. must b
securely packed and the parcel stamp
ed or labeled "FRAGILH'
UamaIIabis Mister.
The following matter u declared m
mailable by law:
Matter manifestly obscene. Isvd. OF
lascivious; articles intended for pre-
venting conception: articles intsndsd
for indecent or immoral purposes: al
matter otherwise mailabls by law. the
outside cover or wrapper Of which
bears and delineation or language Of
libelous. scurrilous. defamatory. OF
threatening character. AL such mat
ter, when deposited In post once OF
found in the mails. shall be Withdrawn
and sent to the divisions Of dead let
ters.
intoxIeaats, PoIsens and lWNammabis
Materials.
Epirituous, vinous, matted. ferment'
ed. or other intoxicating liquors OF any
kind; poisons. of every kind. and arti.
cles and compositions containing pol
son, ponsonous animals. insects and
reptiles: explosives of every kind: In:
Hammable materials (Which are held
to include matches. kerosene oil. gaso-
line, naphtha. benxine. turpentine. do
natured alcohol. etc.,. internal ma
chimes. and mechanical. chemical or
other devices or compositions which
may ignite Of explode; disease germs
or scabs. and other natural or artih-
cial articles. compositions or mate
rials of whatever kind which may
kill. or in any wise 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 land not stuffed animals, birds,
or poultry. except as elsewhere pro-
vided: raw hides or pelts. guano. or
any article having . bad odor will
not be admitted to the mails.
Treatment Of Undsliverable Parcels.
Perishable matter will be delivered
as promptly as possible. but II such
matter can not be delivered and be-
comes offensive and injurious to
health. postmasters may destroy 1t. or
the injurious or offensive Dortion
thereof.
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 insufnciently pre-
paid is deposited for local delivery
and the sender IL unknown, notice Of
uSIoASiOu ucC0 AOS VIC 0Shs SNs oNS.A
matter will be delivered and the def-
cient postage collected from the ad-
dressee by the carrier. II the ad-
dressee refuses to pay the postage
the matter will be sent to the d.
vision of Dead Letters.
lnsuranes on Parcels.
A mailable parcel on which the
postage is fully prepaid may be In
sured against loss in an amount equiv
alent 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.
Forwarding Of Parcels.
Parcels may be remailed or for
warded on the payment Of additional
postage at the rate which would be
II they were originally
mailed at the forwarding once. in
which case the necessary stamps will
be affixed by the forwarding postmas.
ter. Payment must be made every
time the parcel is forwarded.
Preparation for Mailing.
Parcels must be prepared for mail
Ing in such manner that the contents
can be easily examined. A parcel will
not be accepted for mailing unless 1t
bears the name and address OF the
sender preceded by the word From.
In addition to the name and address
Of the sender, which is required, It