Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-27

for indecent or immoral purposes; all
matter Otherwise mailable by law, the
outside cover or wrapper OF which
bears I'M delineation or language Of
a libelous, scurrilous, defamatory, or
threatening character. All such mat
ter, when deposited In q post Office or
found In the mails, shall be withdrawn
and sent to the divisions of dead lot
ters.
intox!eants, Polsons and lnfammabIs
Materials. :
Spirituous, vinous, matted, ferment-i
ed, or other intoxicating liquors Of any
kind; poisons Of every kind, and artki
cfes and compositions containing pol
son, ponBonous animals, insects and
reptiles: explosives of every kind; In.
fammable materials (Which are held
to include matches, kerosene oil. case.
line, naphtha, bsnzine, turpentine. de-
natured alcohol. etc.), Internal ma
chimes, and mechanical, chemical or
other devices or compositions which
may ignite Of explode; disease germs,
or scabs, and other natural or artif-
cial articles, compositions or mate
rails of whatever kind which may
kill. or In any wise injure another or
damage he mail or other property.
Pistols, Animals and Birds.
Pistols or rsvolvers, whether In de-
tached parts or otherwise; live or
dead land not stuffed) animals, birds,
or poultry, except as elsewhere pro-
vfded; raw hides or pelts, guano, or
any article having a bad odor will
not be admitted to the mails.
Treatment Of Unbelievable Parcels.
Perishable matter will be delivered
1 as promptly as possible, but If such
matter can not be delivered and be-
comes offensive and Injurious to
health, p~ostTnasters ma destroy 1t, or
the injurious or offensive PORTIONS
thereof. ~
Unbelievable p~erishable matter
which In its nature does not become
offensive or Injurious to health nay
be delivered by ~postmasters to the
proper local municipal authority to be
distributed to hospitals, asylums or
other charitable or reformatory insti-
IN IL llC ~ liz Dull IhuHIClpaA
authority. the matter may be deliver
ed to any charitable institution or or
ganization making application there
for. II no application is made, the
matter will be destroyed at the e1-
piration Of two weeks.
Parcels Improperly Packed.
Postmasters will refuse to receive
for mailing parcels not properly in
dorsed or packed for safe shipment.
When parcels on which the postage
is wholly unpaid or insuiiciently pre-
paid is deposited for local delivery
and the sender is unknown, notice OF
detention need not be sent but such
matter will be delivered and the def
Client postage collected from the ad-
dressee by the carrier. II the ad
dressee refuses t, pay the postage
the matter will be sent to the Dir
vision of Dead Letters.
Insurance on Parcele.
A mailable parcel on which the
postage Is fully prepaid may be In
sured against loss in an amount equiv
aleDt to its actual value, but not to
exceed $50, IN payment Of a fee OF
ten cents in parcel post stamps, such
stamps to be affixed.
When g parcel Is insured, the sem
der will be given a receipt showing
the Office and date of mailing and
number Of the parcel.
When a return receipt is desired by
the sender OF an insured parcel the
postmaster at the mailing office will
note the request on the margin OF
the insurance tag, and the postmaster
at the Office Of address will obtain
from the addressee a receipt and mail
1t to the sender.
The liability for indemnity shall
cease when delivery has been effect
ed.
Forwarding Of Parcels.
Parcels may be remailed or for
warded on the payment OF additional
postage at the rate which would be
~chargeable II they were originally
mailed at the forwarding Office, in
which case the necessary stamps will
be affixed by the forwarding postmas-
ter. Payment must be made every
time the parcel is forwarded.
Preparation for Mailing.
Parcels must be prepared for NAH
ing In such manner that the contents
eau be easily examined. A parcel will
nor be accepted for mailing unless it
bears the name and address of tho
sender preceded by the word From"
In addition to the name and address
OF the sender. which ! required. it
viii be permissible to write or print
on the covering Of a parcel. or IN a
tag or label attached to 1t, the occu-
patton of the sender. and to indicate
in a small space by means of marks.
letters. numbers, nameL or other brief
description, the character Of the par
eel, but ample space must be left on
the address side for the full address
in legibl, characters and for the ne
cessary postage stamps. Inscriptions
such as Merry Christmas" please
do not open until Christmas" Happy
New Year." with best Wishes" and
the like. may be placed on the cover
ing Of tho parcel In such n -