The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-01-10
APPROVES RULES
FOR PARCEL POST
Postmaster General Issues Reg
uIations Governing System.
nnlAT MAY BE SENT BY MAIL
n3ves American People Opportunity 70
Send Farm and Factory Products
by Mail From and 70 Any = q,
Point IN United States. ~

INST approved the regulations which
bower in detail the articles watch may
pr may not be sent by parcel post.
These regulations are now being
turned off at the government printing
office on rush order" and they viii
be distributed as rapidly as possible.
) The rules as to what can be sent
and what cannot be sent and the In
ptz,,othions for the preparation Of mail
eble articles with other official ad-
vice. are given here as they have Just
been prepared by tho postcface de,
paatnent In Washington.
, Il. 0aitahte Perisilabte Articles.
Ba1ter, hard and perishable articles
euah Is fish, freah meats, dressed
eowis. vegetables, fruits, berries and
articles Of q similar nature that decay
1e1y, when 20 packed or wrapped
Rs to prevent damage to othar mail
u,at&er, will be accepted for local de-
livssy either at the Office Of mailing O.
bn any rural route starting the1afrom.
lhen inc3ooed IN an inner cover and
D strong outer cover Of wood, met
II, heavy codr,1gated pasteboard or
pt1er suitable material and wrapped
20 that nothing can escape
bon the package, thy win be &C.
ospted for u1d11ng 10 any Offices with
IA tlD inst none q WITHIN q radius Of
D miles. Buttss, hrd, or any greasy
~ oily substance inteuoed for deliv.
~ at Offices beyond the first zone
Al
md fruit that do not decay quickly
wm be accepted for mating to any
none If packed 80 as 10 prevent dam
nge to other mail matter. Eggs will be
eocepted for local delivery when Sc
cureay packed In a basket or other
container. Eggs VII be accepted for
mailing regardless Of distance when
each egg is wrapped separately and
packed in a contaaner.
There is no restriction on sailed,
dried, smoked or cured meats and
other meat products, but fresh meat
dn any form will be transported only
within the first 2one.
Parcels containing pwishable arti-
cles must be marked 'ePERISHABIIE."
and articles lil1aay to spoil within the
time reasonably required for trans-
portation and delivery will not bo 40.
cepted for mailing.
Manufactured AeticSea.
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 instEumemtAare
offered for mailing, the point3 must be
capped or encased. Blades must be
bound 80 that they Will remain at
tached to each other or within their,
handles or sockets.
In: Powders, pepper, snu6, or otiser
similar powders not explosive, or any
similar pulverized dry substance, not
poisonous, may be sent when inclooed
An cases made of metal, wood or Other
material to render impossible the e.
cape OF any Of the contents. Flour
OF all kinds must be put up in such
manner AZ to prevent the package
breaking or the -four being scattered
In the mails.
Queen Bees and Nupeery Stock.
queen bees, live isects, and dried
reptiles may be mailed in accordance
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.
ditions.
Confectionery and Soap.
Candies, confectionery, yeast cakes
soap in hard cakes, ETC.. must be in
closed IN boxes and SO wrapped as to
prevent injury to other mail mat
ter.
Sealed original packages Of propri-
etary articles, such as soaps, tobacco,
pills, tablets, ETC., put up in fixed
quantities by the manufacturer, and
not In themselves unavailable. will 4
pc accepted for mailing when properly
wrapped,
Millinery. /
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
ed or labeled "FRAGILE." /
Unavailable Matter. . 1
The following matter is declared un-1
mailable| by law:
Matter ndanifestly obscene. lewd. or
laSciviOl,s fart}e1na intended for. nra.
venting conception: articles intended
for indecent or immoral purposes; all
matter otherwise mailable by law, the
outside cover or wrapper Of which
bears and delineation or language OF
q libelous, scurrilous. defamatory, or
threatening character. All such mat
ter, when deposited in post Office or
found in the mails, shall betwtthdrawn
and sent to the divisions Of dead let