Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-26

Postmaster General Burleson has is
sued new regulations relative to the
, shipping of butter, eggs, vegetables,
dressed poultry and other articles by
parcels post; also an order permitting
|, the attaching of communications to
parcels post packages. The order re-
garding eggs, etc. is as follows:
: Sections 474, AS and 1929, Postal Laws
and Regulations of 1913, are hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 474. Admissible articles which,
from their form or nature, might dam
age other mail matter or equipment or
injure the person of any postal enploye
shall be accepted when packed in ac-
cordance with the following condi-
tons:
Q. In case OF articles liable to break.
/, the inner bag, box. envelope or wrap
ping shall DE surrounded by .sawdust,
excelsior, cotton or other similar SUBJ
, stance.
g. Admissible liquids and oils, in
packages not exceeding the limit of
, weight of fourth-class matter (see Sec.
45D, shall be accepted for mailing
WREN intended for delivery at the Of
: flee of mailing or on a rural route
starting therefrom when inclosed in a
glass or metal container securely clos
} ed and heavily wrapped, provided it is
not necessary to transport them over
steam or electric railways.
:. d. Admissible liquids and oils, pastes,
salves or other articles easily hquefia-
BILE shall be accepted for mailing, re-
CARELESS of distance, when they con-
form to the following conditions:
(a) When in strong glass bottles
holding ounces or less, the total
quantity sent in one parcel shall not
exceed "a ounces, liquid measure. Each
: bottle shall be wrapped in paper or
other absorbent substance and then all
placed in a box made of cardboard or
other suitable material and packed in
a eontainer made of double-faced cor
rugated pasteboard of good quality.
The corners of the container must fit
! tightly and be reinforced with tape so
, as to prevent the escape of any liquid
if the contents should be broken, and
the whole parcel shall be securely
, wrapped with strong paper and tied
with Irvine. Single bottles of liquid
holding 4 ounces or less may also be
packed as prescribed in the following
paragraphs (b) and (c)
(b) When in glass bottles holding
, more than 4 ounces, the total quanti-
ty sent in one parcel shall not exceed
16 ounces, liquid measure. The bottles
, must be very strong and must be in
closed in block or tube of metal,
wood. papier-mache or similar materi-
, al; and there must be provided be-
tween the bottle and the block or tube
a cushion of cotton, felt or other alb
sorbent. The block or tube, If Of wood
or papier- mache, must be at least one
eighth Of an inch thick for bottles
, holding 8 ounces or less. and at least
three sixteenths of an inch thick for
bottles holding more than ounces.
The block or tube must be rendered
water-tight by an application on the
inside of paraffin or other suitable
substance and must be closed by
screw top cover with sufficient screw
threads to require at least one and
one-haif complete turns before 1t will
come off. The cover must be provided
with a washer, so that no liquid could
escape If the bottle should be broken.
Any number Of bottles separately pack