East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-26

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sects. eggs, berries, dried reptiles, mil
inery and dressed fowls are among
the products which will be admitted
to the parcels post, according to ad-
dition regulations issued by the post
master general.
Practically all perishable produce
and fresh meats will be admitted to
the parcels post. as will eggs and
dressed fowls. All live fowls and live
animals and Intoxicating liquors are
excluded.
Live insects and queen bees can be
mailed If SO packed as not to endan-
ger postal employees or the other
mail.
These regulations, for which the
government has been anxiously wait
ing for weeks, are being turned off OF
the presses at the government print
ing office by the thousands in rush
order. Copies Will be sent to every
postmaster in the United States.
The regulations admit practically
all farm and factory products.
A list of exceptions is noted in the
regulations.
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 office of mailing
or on any rural route starting there
from.
When inclosed in an inner cover
and a strong outer cover of WOOD,
metal. heavy corrugated pasteboard
or other suitable material and wrap
ped so that nothing can escape from
the package, they will be accepted for
mailing to any offices within the first
zone or within a radius of so miles.
Butter, lard or any greasy substance
intended for delivery at offices beyond
the first zone must be suitably pack
ed.
Vegetables and fruits that do not
decay quickly will be accepted for
mailing to any zone If packed so as
to prevent damage to other mail
matter. Eggs will be accepted for
local delivery when securely packed
in a basket or other container. Eggs
will be accepted for mailing regardless
of distance when each egg Is wrapped
separately and packed in container.
There is no restriction on salted,
dried, smoked or cured meats and
other meat products, but fresh meat
in any form will be transported only
within the first zone.
Candies, confectionery, yeast cakes,
ETC., must be enclosed in boxes and
so wrapped as to prevent injury to
other mail matter. Sealed original
| packages of proprietary articles, such
as soaps. tobacco, pills, tablets, ETC.,
put up in fixed quantities by the man
ufacturer, and not in themselves un-
mailable, will be accepted for mailing
when properly wrapped.
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
| The following matter Is declared
non-mailable by law:
Matter manifestly obscene, lewd. OF
lascivious; articles intended for pre-
venting conception; articles intended
for indecent or immoral purposes; al
matter otherwise mailable by law, the
outside cover or wrapper of which
bears any delineations or language Of
libelous scurrilous, defamatory, oil
threatening character.
All such matter when deposited II
a postoffice found In the mails shall
be withdrawn and sent to the division
of dead letters.
Spurious, vinous. matted, ferment
ed or other Intoxicating liquors of an,
kind; poisons of every kind, and ar
tlcles and compositions containing
poison, poisonous animals, insects ant
reptiles explosives of every kind; In
flammable materials (Which are helo
to include matches, kerosene oil
gasoline, naptha. benzine, turpentine
denatured alcohol. etc.; internal ma
chimes, and mechanical, chemical ol
other devices or compositions which
may ignite or explode; disease germ!
or scabs and other artificial articles
compositions. or materials of what
ever kind which may kill. or in am
way injure another or damage the
mail or other property.
Perishable matter will be delivered
as promptly as possible. but II sucf
matter cannot be delivered and be