The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-12-16
Suggestions For
The Mailing Of
Christmas Parcels
BY CLARK COOPER.

to Christmas mail will aid in prompt
and safe delivery. Every patron
knows by experience the time re-
quired for letter to reach certain
point. A parcel will require one or
two days longer, according to dis
tance The rush incident to the hol-
iday season causes congestion and
delays at railroad terminals and trans
fer points, so that double the time re-
auired for transit in ordinary sea
sons should be allowed for Christmas
parcels. The system in use at this
office for dispatching Christmas mail
permits of no delay, every parcel re-
ceived up to within few minutes of
tram departure, will leave promptly,
and all incoming mail will be deliv-
cred the day received through the
help of special carriers. The prep
aration OF mail for dispatch is an i'm
portant feature of good service, and
in this the public can materially aid
the postoffice force. All articles
should be in subs tantial parcels and
SO packed that they can reasonably
be expected to reach destination
Double corrugated paper cartons are
the safest containers, and usually do
not require an outside wrapper. Ordi-
nary paper boxes should always have
an outside stout paper wrapper.
Fancy holiday paper and tissue paper
should never be used as an outside
wrapper The use Of Christmas seals
F-L~
ers. not seals They may be placed
on parcels but not as seals over paper
joints or over twine. This causes the
parcel to be cIassed as sealed articles
and subjects il to first class postage
which may be charged up BY dis
patching Office. OF collected at office
OF delivery. You are permitted to
place within every parcel card or
slip Of paper with your own name
and address also the name and ID
dress OF the party 10 whom the article
is sent. but the addition of other
words OF messages except seasons 5
greetings, subjects the article to first
class postage. The advantage of plac-
is that in case of the address on out
side being destroyed, an examination
aids in delivery or return.
When tags are used for address, the
same information thereon must be
written on the article. Careful ty-
ing of parcels is important. Stout
twine should always be used, and
lashed into compact knot where it
crosses, large parcels should be encir-
cled several times a few inches apart
and securely leashed. Fragile arti-
cles should always be protected by ex-
celsior, cotton or crumpled paper
within the parcel, then placed within
4 stout container and the word "frag-
lie" witten conspicuously on the wrap
per.
Perishable articles should only be
sent TO points where there is reason
able hope Of delivery before contents
may spoil Fruit and meat should
not be in an air-tigh con tainer, a
Slated box or crate will permit ventil-
alton. Simple inscriptions, such as:
DO not open until Christmas" may
be written on outside of parcels, and
written communications may accom-
pany parcels only when contained
within an envelope on which first
class postage is paid. and then firmly
secured TO the outside Of parcel by
mucilage or twine. Proper address
ing insures prompt service. The
sender's name and address should al
ways be less conspicuous than the
names of addressee. and should be in
the uper lefthand corner. The name
of addressee and destination should
always be in lower righthand corner,
and place for postage Immediately
above address. Reversing of these fire.
quently causes delay by returning the
article to office of dispatch.
Valuable articles of jewelry, money,
watches, coin, documents and small
articles for which receipts are de-
sired should always be registered.
Money should be sent by postoffice
money order. II is always safe and
repayment made il loss occurs. Losses
>in registered mail average less than
i per cent
Every parcel of value should be in
sured. The rates are so low in addi-
ton 10 the postage that you can not
affort TO take a chance. Three cents
iusures to value OF SIS. Five cents
to s25; 10 cents TO $50 and 25 cents
10 500.
Special delivery stamps are for
speed and not safety. and may be
used as an addition TO registered and
insured articles. where speed in de-
livery Is aeSsred