Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-07
Mail your PACKETS carly.

Mail your packets early. %
Christmas stamps allowed. %
Caution do not open until o.
" Christmas" allowed on parcels. .
Written or printed inscriptions, "
Merry Christmas Happy New 81
Year or With best wishes may ,
y be inserted in parcels a
Simple dcdicatory inscriptions =
NOT OF personal nature permitted .
on fly leaves of books o
Othor written additions or in 9
sertions subject parcel to letter u
postage O.
Written communications TO ac- 9
company parcels must be in
" closed in envelope, affixed with =
iirat-class postage and security
tied to outside OF parcel
Name and address of sender g
should be plainly written on COW ,
or of package and also included .
. in package
Books or sets of books weigh .
ing more than eight ounces may
be sent by parcel post; those "
Weighing eight ounces or less .
must be sent third class cent o
for each two ounces or fraction q
thereof
Wrap every parcel securely q
with strong paper and stout cord. o
Umbrellas, canes and golf
sticks must be reinforced by
strips of wood to prevent break
ing.
Put candies and flowers in
strong. suitable, well-tied boxes.
Points and edges of sharp-poin-
ted tools OF Instruments must be
be protected.
Parcels improperly or INSULT
GENTLY wrapped will not be ac-
oepted at postofhces for trans
mission.
Mark breakable articles fra .
gile"
Mark food "perishable."
. =
Don't blame Uncle Sam in every
case of a lost Christmas package!
Follow the rules laid down and you
not only will insure the delivery Of
all gifts sent through the mails. but
will also relieve the overworked lieu
tenants of Santa Claus-the postal
employees Every year hundreds of
thousands of Christmas packages are
lost in the mails through improper
insufficient postage or
careless wrapping. Postmaster Cen
eral Burleson in Washington and the
army of postmasters all over the
country are issuing Christmas mail
rules to guide gift-senders. DO your
part and the postal authorities will
do theirs
Careless addressing and insecure
wrapping of packages are two of the
greatest causes of lost gifts. The
post-offices are annually confronted
with the problem of disposing of
thousands of parcels which have lost
their tags or outer coverings and
have nothing to identify either the
addressee or sender.
But aside from the question of the
delivery of gifts, there is the matter
of consideration for the mail man.
The most appreciated Christmas gift
that the public can give him is aid in
his work. Early shopping not only
aids the girl behind the counter, but
the man who handles the mail as
we'll. From now until after New
Years he will be the most overwork-
ed individual in the country, and the
Yuletide for him is often nothing
short of a nightmare.
The parcel post people stand in
the front rank of the toilers. TheiI
usual Christmas work heavy enough
in itself, is rendered almost beyonC
human possibility by the tardy send
ing of packages. Every parcel SHOULD
be shipped at least three days aheai
of time If II is TO be I'm the hands
of tho addresses by Christmas Eve
So SHOP early" and send early" 50
that on Christmas morning the mail
man in the office and the carrier whit
rings your doorbell can say "Merr
Christmas" with a ring of truth.
Preparations are being made in thi
city for an unparalleled rush O
Christmas packages.