The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-12-27
APPROVES RULES
FOR PARCEL POST
Postmaster General Issues Reg
ulations Governing System.
WHAT MAY Be SENT BY MAIL


VOvGI N 0Os0kA SAO sAOAO8 WA3S 1880
or may not be sent By parcel post
These regulations arc now being
turned on At the government printing
ONCE on . rush order" and they VIII
be distributed a. rapidly ~ possible.
The rules ~ to what can BE- sent
and what cannot be sent and the In
s~tructions for the preparation Of mall
able articles with other "ohicial adj
vice" are given here ~ they have Just
been prepared by the p~ostoface do
partment in Washington. ~
The minimum rate will be I'VE cents
for the hrst pound and three cents for
each additional pound to any point not
exceeding city miles from the once Of
mailing; the local rate. which II dve
cents for the first pound and n 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 pound, which will carry q 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.
Maliable P~erIshable Articles.
Butter, lard and p~erishable articles
such as fish. fresh meats, dressed
fowls. vegetables. fruits. berries and
articles of a similar nature that decay
quickly. when * 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 therefrom,
When inclosed in an inner cover and
a strong outer cover Of wood, met
al. heavy corrugated ~pasteboard or
other suitable material and wrapped
SO that nothing q escape
from the package. they win be ac-
cepted for mailing to any offices with
in the first zone or within a radius Of
so miles. Butter, lard. or any greasy
or oily substance intended for deliv-
cry at oflces beyond the first zone
must be suitably packed. Vegetables
and fruit that do not decay quickly
will be accepted for mailing to any
zon If packed so as to prevent dam
age to other mail matter. Eggs win be
accepted for local delivery when Sc
curely 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 q c~ontainer.
There is no restriction on sailed.
dried, smoked II cured meats and
other meat product, 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 OF 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 SO 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 inclosed
In cases made of metal, wood or other
material to render impossible the co
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. y
Queen Bees and Nursery Stock.
Queen bees. live isects, and dried
reptiles may be mailed In accordance
with the regulations that now apply Il
other classes of mail.
Seeds Of fruit, nursery stock, and al
other plant products for preparation
may be mailed under the same con
ditions.
; Confectionery and Soap.
Can0ies, confectionery, yeast cakes
soap In hard cakes, etc., must be in
closed In boxes and 20 wrapped as Il
prevent injury to other mail mat
ter.
Sealed original packages Of propri
etary articles. such as soaps. tobacco
pills. tablets, etc., put up in IKE.
quantities by the manufacturer, AMI
not In themselves unavailable. vii
be accepted for mailing when properl,
! wrapped.
|, Millinery.
Fragile articles, such a. millinery
toys. musical instrumental, etc, and q
ticles consisting wholly or In part o
glass. or contained in glass, must b,
securely packed and the parcel stamr
ed or labeled "FRAGILM."
unma!las'1 Matter.
! The following Ter is declared M
maslable by law.
{ Matter manifestiy obscene, lswd. Q