Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-02-27

Parcels SO labeled must be handled
with the greatest possible care.
Sec. "a. Parcels must be marked
"~Perishable." Articles likely to spoil
within the time reasonably required
for transportation and delivery must
not be accepted for mailing.
?. Butter, lard and perishable ar
ticles such as fish, fresh meats,
dressed fowls, vegetables, fruits, ber-
ries and articles of a similar nature
which decay quickly, when so packed
or wrapped as to prevent damage to
other mail matter will be accepted for
local delivery, 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, metal, heavy corrugated paste
board, or other suitable material. and
wrapped so that nothing can escape
from the package they will be accept
ed for mailing to all offices within the
first zone.
3. Butter, lard or any admissible
greasy or oily substance, when in
tended for delivery at offices beyond
the first zone must be packed in ac-
cordance with section %.
4. Vegetables and fruits which do
not decay quickly will be accepted
for mailing to any one ii packed so
as to prevent damage to other mail
matter.
5. Eggs will be accepted for local
delivery when SO packed in a basket
or other c%ontainer as to prevent dam
age to other mail matter.
6. Eggs will be accepted for mail
ing regardless of distance when each
egg is wrapped separately and sur
rounded with excelsior cotton or
other suitable material, and packed
in a container made Of double CORFU
gated ~pasteboard, metal, wood or
other suitable material in such man
ner as to place each egg on its end
and to prevent them from striking
together or against the side or top
of the %container, with an outer cover
OF double corrugated pasteboard, met
al, wood or other suitable material,
and wrapped SO that nothing can es-
cape from the package. All sucn par
cells must be labeled Eggs"
Sec. 35. Sailed, dried, smoked or
cured meats and other meat products
may be admitted to the mails and
may be transported, regardless of dis
lance, from n state or territory or
the District of Columbia to another
state or territory or the District of
Columbia when the PROVISIONS Of the
act OF June 80, 1906, and the regula-
tions promulgated hereunder by the
department of agriculture, have been
complied with; provided, however,
that fresh meat in any form may be
transported only within the first zone.
(See Sec. 34.)
Sec. SO. Specimens of dried blood
or of diseased tissues or communica.
BILE diseases, cultures and tuberculad
sputum may be mailed in accordance
with instructions of the treasury de-
partment bureau of public health
and marine hospital service), as pro-
mulgated by the p~ostotfice department
under Order No. 1904 of April 20, 1910.
Insurance on Parcels.
Sec. 62. A mailable parcel on
which the postage is fully prepaid
may be insured against loss in an
amount equivalent to it's actual value,
but not to exceed $50, on payment OF
a fee of ten cents in parcel post
stamps, such stamps to be affixed.
2. When a parcel is insured the
sender will be given a receipt show
ing the office and date of mailing and
number of the parcel. The parcel
should be numbered to correspond
with the receipt, stamped Insured
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tached. It will then be treated as or
binary mail matter until it reaches the
Office of address, when it must be de-
to the %addressee, or unless !,
directed by the addressee,
to the person, firm or corporation in !,
whose care it is addressed, or to any
responsible person to whom the ad-
ordinary mail is customarily
delivered and a receipt obtained there
for on the tag attached. When an
insured parcel is received without the
tag attached the prescribed
should be obtained from the
addressee on delivery.
4. When a return receipt is de-
by the sender of an insured par
eel the postmaster at the mailing Of
flee shall stamp or write across the
margin of the insurance tag the words
Return Receipt Desired" and the
postmaster at the office of aodress
shall obtain from the addressee a re-
ceipt and mail it to the sender.
5. The liability for indemnity shall
cease when the delivery has been
made.
II. No indemnity shall be paid un-
less a claim therefor is made within
six months from the date the parcel
was mailed.
House Honors Dead Members.