Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
APPROVES RULES
/ | Oh . PARCEL h 1. POST.

Postmaster General Issues Reg
ulations Governing System.
WHAT MAY. BE. SENT BY MAIL
Gives American People Opportunity to
Send Farm and Factory Products
by Mail From and to Any
n Point In United States.
Postmaster General, Hitchcock has
Just approved the regulations which
cover in detail the articles which may
or: may not be sent by parcel post
\ These regulations are now being
turned off at the government printing
office on rush order" and they will
be distributed as rapidly as possible
The rules as to what can be sent
and EhatA cannot be sent and the In
structions FOR the preparation of mail
able articles with other official adj
stce are given here as they have just
i tseeM prepared by the postoffice de-
#partment in Washington. 81
The minimum rate will be five cents
for the first pound and three cents for
each additional pound to any point not
exceeding fifty miles from the office OF
4 mailing; the local rate, which is five
4 cents for the first pound and one cent
for additional pound, applies to all
parcels the delivery of which does not
Involve their transportation on rail-
4 way lines! The rates increase for,
each successive one OF the eight zones,
II the maximum rate being twelve cents
pound, which will carry parcel
across the continent, or to any Of our
! possessions. Parcels will be limited
I to eleven pounds in weight and six
\ feet in length and girth combined. ii
I MalIable Perishable Articles.
Butter, lard and perishable articles
!. such as fish, fresh meats, dressed
fowls, vegetables, fruits, berries and
articles Of q similar nature that decay
quickly, when 50 packed or wrapped
Il as to prevent damage to other mail
matter, will be accepted for local de-
sslixeryseither at the, Office of mailing or
on any rural route starting therefrom
When Enclosed in an inner cover and
q q strong outer cover of wood, met
al, heavy corrugated pasteboard or
other suitable material and wrapped
90 that nothing can 2gst escape
H from the package, they will be &C
cepted for mailing to any offices with
& In the first zone or within a radius of
\ 80 miles. Butter, lard, >or any greasy
or oily substance intended for deliv-
cry at offices beyond the first zone
must be suitably packed: Vegetables
and fruit that do not decay quickly
will be accepted for mailing to. any
zone II packed SO as to prevent dam
age to other mail matter Eggs will be
accepted for local delivery when Sc
curely packed lin basket or other
container. Eggs will be. accepted for
4 mailing regardless of distance when
each egg. is wrapped separately and
packed in a container.
There is no restriction on sailed,
dried, smoked or cured meats and
other meat products, but fresh meat
III ally 4O1 al WALL NC LAdASQOA SON WAY
within the first zone.
Parcels containing perishable arti-
n 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. al I.
f&sst'S; 5 Manufactured Articles.
Manufacturers or 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.- s. a
In Powders, pepper, snuff. or other
y similar powders not explosive. or any
y similar pulverized dry substance, not
poisonous, may be sent when inclosed
n IN cases made of metal, wood or other
material to render impossible the. es-
4 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.
Queen Bees and Nursery Stock.
Queen bees, live isects, and dried
reptiles may be mailed in accordance
h with the regulations that now apply to
other classes Of mail
Seeds Of fruit, nursery stock, and all
other plant products for preparation
may be mailed under the same con-
Il di:ions. f4 5i& 81 II ~ rs 500 III
confectionery and Soap. j.
Candies, confectionery, yeast cakes
soap in hard cakes, ETC., must be in
closed in boxes and 30 wrapped as to
prevent injury to other mail mat
/ ter. w
Sealed original packages of propri-
4 etary articles, such as soaps, tobacco,
pills, tablets, ETC., put up in fixed
quantities by the manufacturer, and
not in themselves unavailable, will
be accepted for mailing when properly
wrapped =. ag5rs.
Millinery. a.& Z
II Fragile articles, such as millinery,
toys, musical instruments, etc., and ar
ticles consisting wholly or in part Of
/ glass, or contained in glass, must. be
securely packed and the parcel stamp
3 ed or labeled "FRAGILE." -
Unavailable Matter.
81 The following matter is declared un-
maiiable by law: u
Matter manifestly obscene, lewd, cor
lascivious; articles intended for pre-
venting conception; articles intended
for indecent or immoral purposes; all
matter otherwise mailable by law. the
Y outside cover or wrapper of which
bears and delineation or language of
4 a libelous. .scurrilous, defamatory, or
\ threatening character. All such mat
ter, when deposited in a post office or