New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22

10 the shop. which receives the order, and
through the mail her parcel will be Delivered
within six hours. In this way She IS not
obliged to make the long trip downtown.
In emergencies this is a time saver Tor the
kitchen: although the greatest advantage
is the possibility Of the housewives dealing
DIRECTLY with her farmer friend the much
abused producer obtaining an order
in dav or overnight Il saves trip to thc
bio markets. especially when only hinitci
quantity Of stuff is wanted; say head oil
lettuce or a spring chicken. There are nun
drcds If such producers within rcach oil inc
parcel post, whether it be overnight or a
few miles away
TT has even been used, in Washington.
1 u. C.. bv a bachelor who was very critical
Of the laundry work he required. lie was
,srcciallv Jealous Of fine silk shirts, Which
were washed by a trustworthy laundreSs
l;,iro in the extreme northeastern section
Of the capital. four miles from his residence
near Sheridan Circle Suddenly Obliged TO
90 away. he mailed his linen to the laundreSS'
yho returned it 10 him the next evening by
MARCEL post. 40 letters no telephone mess
noes no Instructions She knew that when.
ever he sent odd pieces that way he required
,Lcn hack At once. and with this under
standing the parcel post filed the gap ana
SIN. did not have to lose a minute time III
Western town an cntcrpusing laundry mas
,h;. sign. "Our delivery service under inc.
SUPERVISION and direction OF the OniteI
Ctatcs Government" Il uses the parcel
Although the department is not ready To-
rcconmcnd a countrywide adoption Of the
custom Of sending babies by parcel post,
such a thing has been done. Little Janet
SAWS, who weighs forty and a half pounds.
was "postcd" at Pine Hollow, at a cost o.,
fortv-fvc cents She went by wagon, parcel
post. fully tagged and stamped.
In Kansas. Mrs. +. II. Stalcy, OF Yelling
ton. received her two-ycar-old nephew by
parcel post from his grandmother, at STRAIT
ford. Oklahoma, where the tot had been lcft
for visit three weeks previously. The boy
wore a tag about his neck, showing It had
cost eighteen cents 10 send HIM through the
mails. He was transported twenty-five
miles by rural route before reaching the raj.
road. He rode with the mail clerks, shared
his lunch with them. or theirs was shared
bv him.-and arrived in good condition.
Occasionally there arises pulling qucS-
ton. Motion picture films have been car
ricd exclusively by express companies, be-
cause they are inhammablc and as such can
not be sent through the mails. Al the IN
stance Of the manager Of a motion film pro-
ducing company the department has to pass
upon his contention that motion films mus
bee transported in the mails because kodak
films are. Inasmuch as both are made OF
the same material. and in many cases by the
same company, the discrimination IS at
tackled. Should the department decide that
motion films. in proper containers, are adj
Missile To- the mails, the postal revenue
will be- increased a million dollars annually
RUT. as in everything else, it require co..
- operation to bring about the maximum
Of efficiency. In this instance We want the
people o. make as great Use Of the parcel
post system as they can; for the prohlbitive
regulations are few and simple indeed. They
are easily remembered. almost elemental
II they act of orc accord as partners OF
Uncle sam. Carrier, by doing their part IN
seeing that they comply with the rcgula-
tious. and properly and adequately protect
the contents Of the package, they will find
that the system will work like a fine watch.