Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-27
SETTING.
FORTH WHAT MAY BE
SENT BY PARCEL POST
Postmaster General Issues Rules
Governing New System--Farm and
Factory Products Through Mail.
ARTICLES THAT ARE PROHIBITED

Postmaster General Hitchcock has
cover in detail the articles which may
or may not be sent by parcel post
These regulations are now being
turned off at the government printing
Office on a rush order and they will
be distributed as rapidly as possible.
The rules as to what can be SEM
and what cannot be sent and the in
structions for the preparation OF mail
able articles with other official ad-
vice" are given here as they have just
been prepared by the p~ostoflce de-
partment In Washington.
The minimum rate will be hve 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 ave
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,
thD hIO a tNNJfS vi
a pound, which will carry a 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.
Msilabis perishsble Articles.
Butter, lard and perishable articles
such as fish, fresh meats, dressed
fowls, vegetables, fruits, berries and
articles OF a 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 ONCE of mailing or
on any rural route starting therefrom
When inclosed in an inner cover and
a strong outer ove OF wood, met
al. heavy corrugated pasteboard or
other suitable material and wrapped
so that nothing CO escape
from the package, they Ill be ac-
cepted for mailing to any f1lces with
in the first zone or within a radius OF
30 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 n
one II packed so as to prevent dam
& to other mail matter. Eggs will be
accepted for local delivery when Be-
curely packed in a basket or other
container. Eggs will be accepted for
mailing regardless of distance when
each egg IL wrapped separately and
packed In a container.
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.
Parcels containing perishable arti-
cles must be marked "PERISHABLE,"
and articles likely to spoil within the
time reasonably required for trans
portation and delivery will not be &C.
cepted for mailing.
Manufactured Articles.
Manufacturers or dealers intending
to transmit articles In considerable
quantities are asked to submit to the
postmaster for approval a specimen
parcel showing the manner Of pack
ing.
When sharp pointed instruments are
offered for mailing, the points must be
capped or encased. Blades must be
bound 30 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, ma 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 malls.
Queen Bees ard Nursery Stock.
Queen bees, live i%sects, 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 sane con-
ditions.
Confectionery and Soap.
Candies, confectionery, yeast cakes,
soap In hard cakes, etc. must be In
closed in boxes and 30 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
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
glass. or contained in glass. must be
securely packed and the parcel stamp
ed or labeled "FRAGILH."
Unavailable Matter.
The following matter Is declared un-
matlable by law:
Matter manifestly obscene, lewd, o.
!~asc!vfous: articles intended for pre-
wanting ~0ncentjon, artfcloa fntandad