The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03

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 samo 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 .pther 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
be 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
cd or labeled FRAGILE"
Unavailable Matter.
The following matter is declared IN
mailable BY law:
Matter manifestly obscene, lewd, or
lascivious; articles intended for pre-.
venting conception: articles intended
for indecent or immoral purposes; all
ntl l. -. l.. -.
outside cover or wrapper OF which
bears and delineation or language OF
a libelous, scurrilous. defamatory, or
threatening character. All such mat.
ter. when deposited in post Office or
found in the mails, shall be withdrawn
and sent TO the divisions OF dead let.
tiers.
lntoxieants, Poisons ard lnfiammabie
Materials.
Spirituous vinous, matted. ferment-
ed, or other intoxicating liquors OF any
kind: poisoDs or every kind, and arti-
cles and compositions containing POI.
son. ponsonous animals. insects and
reptiles; explosives OF every kind In.
hammable materials (Which are held
10 include matches, kerosene oil. gaso-
line, naphtha. benzine. turpentine. de-
natured alcohol, etc., Internal ma
chimes. and mechanical. chemical or
other devices or compositions which
may ignite OF explode: disease germs
or scabs. and other natural or artiti.
cial articles, compositions or mate
rails OF whatever kind when may
XIII, or In any wise iniure another or
damage the mail or other property.
Pistols, Animals ard Birds.
Pistols or reviewers, whether IL de-
tached parts or otherwise: live or
dead tand not stuffed animals. birds.
or poultry. except as elsewhere pro-
vided; raw hides or pelts. grano. or
any article having a bad odor will
not be admitted to the mails.
Treatment Of Unbelievable Parcels.
Perishab!e matter will be delivered
as promptly as possible, but II such
matter can not be delivered and be-
comes offensive and injurious TO
health, postmasters may destroy II, or
the Injurious or offensive Sortion
thereof
Parcels Improperly Packed.
Postmasters will refuse to receive
for mailing parcels not properly in
dorsed or packed for safe shipment
When parcels on which the postage
Is wholly unpaid or insufi'ciently pre-
paid is deposited for local delivery
and the sender Is unknown, notice OF
detention need not be sent but such
matter will be delivered and the def
cient postage collected from the ad-
dressee by the carrier. II the ad.
dressee refuses to paw the postage
the matter will be sent to the d.
vision Of Dead Letters.
Insurance on Parcels.
mailable parcel on which the
postage is fully prepaid may be In
sured against loss in an amount equiv
alent to its actual value. but not to
exceed $50, on payment OF fee OF
ten cents in parcel post stamps. such
stamps to be affixed.
Forwarding Of Farcels.
Parcels may be remailed or for
warded on the payment OF additional
lOsltec IT lut iIlt "SuiA w
chargeatle II they were originally
mailed at the forwarding Office. In
which case the necessary stamps will
be affixed by the forwarding postrnas'
ter. Payment must be made every
time the parcel is forwarded,
Preparation for Mailing.
Parcels must be prepared FOR mail
ing in SUCH manner that the contents
can be easily examined 4 parcel will
not be accepted for mailing unless 1t
bears the name and address OF the
sender preceded by the word From"
In addition 10 the name and address
OF the sender. which Is required. Il
will be permissible 20 write or princ
on the covering Of q parcel. or on
tag or label attached 10 It. the occu.
patton Of the sender. and to indicate
in n small space by means Of marks.
lottare numbers names or other brief