Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-02-28

from their form or nature, might dam
age other mail matter or equipment,
or injure the person of any postal en-
ployee, may be mailed when packed
in accordance with the following con-
ditions:
2. When not liquid or Equitable.
they must be placed in bag, box or
removable envelope or wrapping made
of paper. cloth, parchment or similar
material and inclosed in a box or
tube of metal or wood, with a slid
ing clasp or screw lid.
3. In case of such articles liable
TO break, the inner bag, box, envelope
or wrapping must be surrounded by
sawdust, excelsior, cotton or other
similar substance.
Sec. 21. Admissible liquids and oils,
in packages not exceeding eleven
pounds in weight. will be accepted for
mailing when intended for delivery at
the Office of m mailing or on a rural
route starting therefrom, when in
closed in a glass or metal container,
securely closed. and heavily wrapped,
provided it is not necessary to trans
port them over steam or electric rail
ways.
Sec. %. Admissible liquids and oils,
pastes, salves, or other articles easily
Equitable, will be accepted for mail
ing regardless of distance when they
conform to the following conditions:
2. When in glass bottles, the guam
tity must not exceed twelve ounces,
liquid measure. The bottle must be
very strong and must be inclosed in
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
cotton, felt or other absorbent The
block or tube, if of wood. must be at
least three-sixteenths of an inch thick
in its thinnest part; if of papier-
mache or cimilar- material it must be
at least one-eighth of an inch thick
for bottles holding two ounces or less,
and at least five thirty-seconds of an
inch thick for bottles holding more
than two ounces. The block or tube
must be rendered water-tight by an
application of paraffine or other suit
able substance.
3. When in a metal retainer the
weight of the parcel must not exceed
eleven pounds. The container must
be Theoretically sealed and inclosed
in a strong box and securely wrap
ped.
Sec. 30. SaIves, pastes, etc, not
easily Equitable will be accepted for
mailing when inclosed in water-tight
metal containers and placed in a
strong pasteboard or wooden box and
securely wrapped.
Sec. pa. Manufacturers or dealers
intending to transmit articles in con-
siderable quantities should submit to
the postmaster at the mailing Office
for approval a specimen parcel show
ing the manner of packing.
Sec. 25. When sharp pointed instru-
ments are offered for mailing the
points must be capped or encased so
that they can not cut through their
covering. Blades must be bound so
that they will remain firmly attached
to each other or within their handles
or sockets.
Sec. &c. Seeds and other admissi-
BILE articles, which are liable from
their form or nature to loss or dam
age, unless specially protected, may
be put up in sealed envelopes of ma
terial sufficiently transparent to show
the contents clearly without opening.
Sec. 81. Ink powders, pepper, snuff
or other similar powders, not eXplo-
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substance not poisonous, may be sent
in the mails when inclosed in the
manner prescribed for liquids (see
Sec 22), or when inclosed in cases
made of metal, wood papier-mache, or
similar material, in such manner as
to render impossible the escape OF
any of the contents.
Sec. 2s. Flour of all kinds must be
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the package breaking or cracking OF
the flour being scattered in the mails
Sec. 20. Queen bees, live insects
and dried reptiles may be mailed in
a cordance with the instructions of
the department of agriculture as pro
mulgated by the postoffice department
under order number 6242, of May A.
1912.
Sec. 30. Seeds of fruit, nursery
stock, and all other plant products
for propagation, may be mailed in ac
cordance with the instructions of the
department of agriculture as promul
gated by postoffice department orders
number 6313, of May 20. 1912; mum
Der 6655, of May 16. 1912, and number
6674, of November 27, 1912.
Sec. 81. Candies, confectionery
yeast cakes, soap in hard cakes, etc.
must be inclosed in boxes and sc
wrapped as to prevent injury to other
mail matter.
Sec. 3D. Sealed original packages
: of proprietary articles, such as soaps
tobaccos, pills, tablets, ETC., put up il
fixed quantities by the manufacturer
: and not in themselves unavailable, will
| be accepted for mailing when properly
: wrapped.
Sec 80. Fragile articles, such al
millinery, toys, musical instruments
etc, and articles consisting wholly o.
in part of glass, or contained in glass
must be securely packed and the par
J eel stamped or labeled Fragile.
Parcels so labeled must be handled
) with the greatest possible care.