Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-12-26
APPROVES RULES
FOR PARCEL POST
Postmaster General Issues Reg
ulations Governing System.
WHAT HAY BE sE;i7 BY E...ss.L
Gives American Peoo:s Opportunity to
Send Frrn, ard Factory Products ~
by Maj! From end to Any
FONT in United States.

/ Just approved ,4ie reguial4ons wD.cn
cover in detail the articles which may
or may not be sent by parcel post
| These regulations are now being
turned CT at the government printing
o4~-ice en- a rush order and they Will
be dis ributed as raridly as possible.
The rules as to what can be sent
and what cannot he sent and the in
structions for the preparation of mail
eble articles with other Official ad-
vice" are given here as they have Just
/ been prepared by the postofice de-
partmenl in Washington
The minimum rate will be five cents
for the first pound and three cents for
each additional pound to any point not
exceeding fifty miles from the Office Of
mailing; the local rate, which is five
cents for the first pound and one cent
for additional pound, applies to all
parcels the delivery of which does not
involve their transportation on rail
way lines. The rates increase for
each successive one of the eight zones,
the maximum rate being twelve cents
| q pOO1Iu, "A1C11 WALL CdIly d parcel
across the continent OR to any of our
| possessions. Parcels will be limited
to eleven pounds in weight and six
feet in length and girth combined.
MaiIabIe Perishable Articles.
Butter, lard and perishable articles
such as fish, fresh meats, dressed
fowls, vegetables, fruits, berries and
articles of similar nature that decay
quickly, when so packed or wrapped
as to prevent damage to other mail
matter, will be accepted for local de-
livery either at the Office of mailing or
When inclosed in an inner cover and
a strong outer cover of wood, met
al, heavy corrugated pastebcard or
other suitable material and wrapped
so that nothing can escape
from the package, they will be ac-
cepted for mailing to any Offices with
in the first zone or within radius of
80 miles: Butter, lard, or any greasy
or oily substance intended for deliv-
cry at Offices beyond the first zone
must be suitably packed. Vegetables
and fruit that do not decay quickly
will be accepted for mailing to any
| zone If packed SO as to- prevent dam
age to other mail matter Eggs will be
accepted for local delivery when Sc
curely packed In basket or other
container. Eggs will be accepted for
mailing regardless of distance when
each egg is wrapped separately and
packed in contAiner. &t-l
There is no restriction on sailed,
dried, smoked or cured meats and
other meat products, but fresh meat
in any form will be transported only
within the first zone. iiss@
Parcels containing perishable artt
cles must be marked "PERISHABLE, -
and articles likely to spoil within the
time reasonably required for trans
portation and delivery will not be ac-
i cepted for mailing. - zs.:.lce,
Manufactured Articles.
Manufacturers or dealers intending
to transmit articles In considerable
quantities ARE asked TO submit sxostlffSo
! postmaster for. approval q specimen
parcel showing the manner Of pack.
ing. .r
When sharp pointed Instruments ara
offered for mailing. the points must be
capped or encased. Blades must be
bound SO that they will remain at
tached to each other or within their
handles or sockets.
In Powders, pepper, snun, or other
similar powders not explosive, or any
similar pulvertzed 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 the -four being scattered
in the mails.
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 mail
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 ether mail mat
ter
Sealed original packages of propri-
etary articles, such as soaps, tobacco,
pills, tablets, etc., put up in fixed
quantities by the manufacturers and
not in themselves unavailable. 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
grass, or contained in glass, must be
securely packed and the parcel stamp
ed or labeled 'sFRAGILE.''
Unavailable Matter.
The following matter is declared I'M
mailable by law:
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