The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-02
PARCELS POST rs OUR NEW
YEARS GIFTFROM UNCLE SAM

that ts liable to break, the inner cover.
ing must be surrounded by sawdust
excelsior, cotton or other similar alb.
| sorbent substance.
Mineral waters, machine oil, milk
salves, etc, will be taken under the
parcels post regulations. They must
not exceed IL pounds in weight and will
be accepted for mailing when intended
for delivery at the office OF mailing OF
on rural routes starting from that Of
flee, when enclosed in a glass or metal
~container, securely closed and heavily
wrapped, provided II Is not necessary
to transport the package on q railroad.
Must Protect Liquids.
The method OF packing such liquids
as set forth in the parcels post regu-
lations follow: The bottle must be
very strong and must be enclosed in q
block or tube of metal, wood, papier-
mache or similar material and there
must be provided between the bottle
and the block or tube, a cushion OF cot.
ton felt or other absorbent. The block
or tube, IL of wood, must be at least
three-sixteenths of an inch thick in its
thinnest part. The whole must be rem
dered water tight by an application OF
paraffine or equally suitable substance.
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weight of the parcel must not exceed
IL pounds. The c~ontainer must be
Theoretically sealed and enclosed in a
strong box and securely wrapped.
When sharp pointed instruments are
offered for mailing. they must be
capped or encased so that they can
not cut through their covering.
Flour must be put up in such man
ner as to prevent the package break
ing or cracking, or the -four being
scattered in the mails.
Candies, confectionery, yeast cakes,
etc, must be enclosed in boxes and so
wrapped as to prevent injury to other
mail matter. Sealed original packages,
such as tobacco, will be accepted, but
will have to be covered with additional
wrappers. SIR. "rr E
Containers or receptacles in which
milk, eggs and other p~erishable goods
can be mailed, are being devised by the
postal authorities, but until they are
ready for use, Postmaster General
Hitchcock has made the following reg
ulations: #s.
Butter, lard and perishable articles.
such as fish, fresh meats, dressed
fowls, vegetables, fruits, berries and
articles of a similar nature, which de-
cay quickly, when so packed or
wrapped as to prevent damage to other
matter win be accepted for local
delivery. either at the office of mailing
or on any rural route starting there
from. When enclosed in an inner cover
n a strong outer cover or wood, metal
heavy corrugated p~asteboard, or other
suitable material, and wrapped so that
nothing can escape from the package,
they will be accepted for mailing at ali
offices within the first o
Send Eggs, But Pack EN-.
Eggs will be accepted for local de-
livery when 80 packed in a basket or
other container ~ TO prevent damage
to other mail matter. rH VI
Eggs will ~be accepted for mailing
regardless OF distance when each egg
Is wrapped separately and surrounded
with excelsior, cotton or other suitable
material and packed in a c~ontainer
made of double corrugated ~pasteboard,
metal, wood or other suitable material
In such name as to place each & on
its end and to prevent them from
striking together or against the side or
top OF the ~container, with an outer
covering OF double corrugated paste
board, metal, wood or other suitable
material and wrapped so that nothing
can escape from the package. All such