Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-12-25

must be bound so that they will re.
main attached to each other or with.
in their handles or sockets.
In powders, pepper, snuff, or othe,
similar powders not explosive, or any
similar pulverized dry substance, not
poisonous, may be sent when inclosed
IN cases made Of metal, wood or 9th
er material to render impossible the
escape Of any Of the contents. Flour
OF all kinds must be put up in such
manner as to prevent the package
breaking or the floor 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 Their classes of mail.
Seeds of fruit, nursery stock and
all other plant products for prepara-
ton may be mailed under the same
conditions.
CONFECTIONERY AND SOAP.
Candies, confectionery, yeast
cakes, soap in hard cakes, etc., must
be inclosed in boxes and so wrapped
as to prevent injury to Their mail mat
ter.
Sealed original packages of propri-
etory articles, such as soaps, tobac-
co, pills, tablets, etc., put up in fixed
quantities by the manufacturer, and
not in themselves unavailable, will
be accepted for mailing when proper
ly wrapped.
MILLINERY.
Fragile articles, such as millinery,
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 "FRAGILE."
UNAVAILABLE NATTER.
The following matter is declared
unavailable bl law:
Matter manifestly obscene, lewd,
or lascivious; articles intended for
preventing conception; articles in
tended for indecent or immoral pur-
poses; all matter otherwise mailable
by law, the outside cover or wrapper
of which bears and delineation or
language of libelous, scurrilous,
defamatory, or threatening character.
All such matter, when deposited in
post office or found in the mails,
shall be withdrawn and sent to the
divisions Of dead letters.
INTOXICANTS, POISONS AND IN
FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.
Spirituous, vinous, matted, fer
mented, or other intoxicating liquors
Of any kind; poisons Of every kind,
and articles and compositions con-
tanning poison, poisonous animals,
insects and reptiles; explosives of ev-
cry, kind; inhammable material
(Which are held to include matches,
; kerosene oil, gasoline( naptha, ben
zine, turpentine, denatured alcohol,
etl.,) Internal machines and mechan-
ical, chemical or other devices or
compositions which may ignite or ex-
plode; disease germs or scabs, and
other natural or artificial articles,
compositions or materials Of what
ever 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 birds
or dead (and not stuffed) animals,
birds, or poultry, except as elsewhere
provided; raw hides or pelts, guano,
or any article having a bad odor will
not be admitted to the mails.
TREATMENT OF UNDELIVERED
PARCELS.
Perishable 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
institutions. If there is no such mu-
nicipal authority, the matter may be
delivered to any charitable institution
or organization making application
therefor. If no application is made
the matter will be destroyed at the
expiration 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 insuficiently PIC
paid is deposited for local deliver,
and the sender is unknown, notice Of
detention need not be sent but sucl
matter will be delivered and the de.