The Brinkley argus., 1912-12-27

capped or enCaSeu. biducp AuSl po bound 80 that they will remain at- tached to each other or within their handles or sockets.
 In' Powders. pepper, snuff, or other similar powders not explosive. or any similar pulverized dry substance, not poisonous, may be sent when 1nciosed 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 the four being scattered in the malls.
 Queen Bees and Nursery Stock.
 Queen bees, live isects, and dried reptiles may be mailed in accordance with the regulations that now apply to other classes of mall.
 Seeds of fruit, nursery stock, and all other plant products for preparation may be mailed under the same con ditions
 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 mat ter.
 Sealed original packages of propri- etary articles, such as soaps, tobacco, pills. tablets, etc., put up in fixed quantities by the manufacturer, and mt in themselves unmailable, will be accepted for mailing when properly wrapped.
 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 labeled FRAGILE"
 Unmallable Matter.
 The following matter is declared un- mailable by law:
 Matter manifestly obscene, lewd, or lascivious; articles intended for pre- venting conception; articles intended for indecent or immoral purposes; all matter otherwise mailable by law, the outside cover or wrapper of which bears and delineation or language of a libelous, scurrilous, defamatory, or character. All such mat ter, when deposited in post office or found ill the mails, shall be withdrawn and sent to the G'visions of dead let ters.
 poisons and Infiammable
 Materials.
 Spirituous, vinous, matted, ferment- ed. or other intoxicating liquors of any kind; poisons of every kind, and artt cles and compositions containing poi son, ponsonous animals, insects and reptiles; explosives of every kind; in- materials (which are held to include matches, kerosene oil, gaso- line, naphtha benzine, turpentine, de- chimes, and mechanical, chemical or other devices or compositions which may ignite of explode; disease germs or scabs, and other natural or artifi- 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- ached parts or otherwise; live or lead (and not stuffed) animals birds, ,r poultry except as elsewhere pro- gided: raw hides or belts, guano, or my article having bad odor will lot be admitted to the mails Treatment of Unbelievable Parcels.
 Psrishable matter will be delivered as promptly as possible, but f such matter can not be delivered and be- comes offensive and injurious to health, postmasters may destroy it, or the injurious or offensive portions thereof
 Unbelievable perishable matter which in its nature does not become offensive or injurious to health may be delivered by postmasters to the proper local municipal authority to be to hospitals, asylums or other charitable or reformatory insti- tutions. If there is no such municipal the matter may be deliver ed to any charitable institution or or ganization making application there for. If no application is made, the 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 detention need not be sent but such matter will be delivered and the def- cient postage collected from the ad- dressee by the carrier If the ad- dressee refuses to pay the postage the matter will be sent to the D. vision of Dead Letters.
 insurance on Parcels.
 A mailable parcel on which the postage is fully prepaid may be h. sured against loss in an amount equiv alent to its actual value but not to exceed $50, on payment of a fee of ten cents in parcel post stamps, such stamps to be affixed.
 When parcel Is insured. the sen der will be given a receipt showing the office and date of mailing and ss-