Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-26

err living on rural free route running
out Of Baltimore can "maip' every
day package of vegetables to city
resident when properly wrapped, but
il the destination is in first zone and
requires a railroad trip it must be
packed in heavy corrugated paste
board box.
The Baltimore butcher and baker
can ship meat and bread daily to a
rural customer living within the first
Baltimore zone. In London mer-
chants advertise a parcels post rate
for daily delivery lf such articles,
while the trucker and farmer adver-
tise produce for delivery by post to
the city residence. Perishable articles
must be marked "perishable." Such
articles will be delivered as quickly
as possible.
Baskets of eggs are accepted for
local zone delivery, that is, when sent
by the farmer living on Il Baltimore
rural route to "A city customer. When
sent to distant points they must be
securely packed in corrugated paper
boxes.
There are no restrictions on saltrd,
dried, smoked and cured meats.
Sharp instruments must be capp a.
Inks, powders, flour, pepper, snuff
and other powders, not explosive and
non poisonous, are accepted when IN
cases of metal or wood, so the con-
tents cannot escape.
Queen bees, live insects, dried rep
tiles, seeds Of fruit, nursery stock and
other, plant products are accepted I'M
der former rules applying to these
articles.
Candies, yeast cakes, soap in hard
cakes, tobacco, pills, tablets, accept
ed when securely packed.
Fragile articles, such AZ millinery,
toys, musical instruments and glass
ware, accepted when securely packed
and marked fragile. .
The following are the non-mailahle
articles: Obscene and lascivious artl-
Giles, articles intended for immoral
purposes, Spirtuous, vinous, matted
and fermcnted liquors; poisonous or
part poisonous articles, poisonous an
imals, insects and reptiles; matches,
kerosine oils, gasoline and other in
hammahlc and explosive articles, dis
case germs or scabs, pistols or parts
thereof raw hides or pelts, glmno or
amy article having a bad odor.
Parcels must be- packed So that con-
tents can he easily examined. Post
masters Lave power to ri ct parcels
not prop rly packed. The name OF
the sender must be- placed on all pack
ages. "Mrrry Nmas, " Happy New
Year." and like inscriptions can be
put on the outside. Packages must
have distinctive parcels post stamps
or they will not be accepted.
Unbelievable pcrishable matter,
not offensive or injurious to health,
instead of being destroyed, will be
given 10y postmastcrs to hospitals,
asylums or other charitable institu
tions within the city where such pack
ages are received.
Books and printed matter coming
under other postal classtications are
barred from parcels post.
The book of Government instruc-
ti"ns constitute - page pamphlet
and completely covers every phase of
the conduct of the new service. 1t is
50 indrxrd that the regulations gov
crning the specific regulations cover
ing any class of mailablc matter can
easily he found.
Postmastcr-G General Hitchcock be-
leves the simplicity of the regulations
will make it unnecessary to comply
with numerous requests that have
been received for the attendance of
postal experts on meetings of boards
of trade, chambers of commerce and
other organizations to explain the
OPP ration of the parcel post.
The business houses and the public
generally can obtain all the necessary
from this one book, and
any explanation desired may be had
Ey applying to any postmaster in the
United States. Mr.. Hitchcock calls
attention to the fact that every per-
son who wishes to use the parcels
post service can greatly aid the de-
partment in making a success of this
gigantic undertaking by becoming
familiar with the regulations before
attempting to mail parcels.
Packages up to | pounds in weight
and measuring as much as six feet il
length and girth combined, except
those calculated to do injury to the
mails in transit, may be mailed at
any postoflice or on any rural route
for delivery to any address in the