Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-13
TEN RULES OF
MAIL SERVICE
ARE GIVEN OUT

u.
effort to assist the public in securing
q maximum amount of service from
the postoffice, has issued an article
entieled "The Ten Commandments
of Mailing" The article follows:
l. Thou shalt not mail any matter
that is not legibly and completely adj
dressed, or that has not the name and
address of the sender upon it.
g. Thou shalt not mail any matter
upon which the postage is not fully
prepaid, neither shalt thy wife, nor
thy son, nor thy daughter, nor any
of thy employees, for as sure as this
thing is done, so sure is it that some
postoffice employe will rate it up and
collect the deficiency from the adj
dressee-for which act sometimes a
long dismal wall of discomfort and
anger rises high toward the heavens.
3, Remembering that thou con-
sultest time tables when planning
trip and an architect when building a
house, thou shalt not spend any
money on envelopes or printing when
starting large advertising campaign
before submitting the matter to thy
postmaster to see that it conforms to
al Things as laid down by thine own
Uncle Samuel. BY so doing, thou are
saved money sometimes, and better
service is ever rendered thee. Thou
shalt not slip up and deposit such a
large amount of mail when the post
master knoweth not its coming, but
rather thou shalt notify him in adj
vance how much there will be and
when it will arrive that he may Or
ganize his forces so as to handle it
to thine own best advantage.
A. Thou shalt not purchase any
stamps at any postoffice other than
thine own, neither shalt thou permit
anyone to send thee advertising mat
ter with stamps affixed to mail from
thy home office, remembering ever
that upon the postal receipts of thine
own office depends the help that the
department gives to thy postmaster to
handle the mails for thee, thy neigh
borS and thy friends. How, there
fore, can thy own postoffice thrive
and get help it needs if thee and thy
business friends mail mail with
stamps purchased elsewhere. This
shalt thou ponder well and not for
get.
5. Thou shalt not rave and call all
men thieves when the postman asks
thee for postage due upon thy mail,
remembering that he is looking after
his employers business and that the
fault lies with thy own correspondent
who failed to have the mail weighed
and proper postage placed thereon.
Rather should thee take the lesson
unto thin own heart, remembering
how many times thyself hast prob
ably done, the same-arld profit there
by BY thine own anger and discom-
future.
6. Thou shalt mail thy mail early
and often throughout the day, there
by getting the jump upon thy more
Slothful competitors, who withhold all
their mail until evening and dump
it into the postoffice when the mails
are contested and thereby causing
additional delay by SO doing. By
mailing early and often thine own
mail gets to thy customers desk
hours, sometimes dav, before that
of thy sleepy competitors thereby
prof1ting thee greatly.
T. When thee maileSt thy mail,
thou shalt not scatter thy letters, as
the sower scatters the Seed. for it
takes many precious moments to-
gather them. together again. Rather
shalt thou place them in a neat bum
die, all faced the same way and Sc
curely fastened by rubber band or
string, remembering the time saved
the postoffice thereby NAV enable
thy letters to catch an earlier train
and get to thy correspondent quicker
8. Thou shalt not send any money
or any valuable thing through the
mail without protecting thyself
against it's loss by either money order,
registration or insurance. Above all,
delivery alone, for this practice is
thou shalt not send money by special
well known to those postal employees
who would be dishonest, and manv
hard earned shekelS have been lost
to the mailers thereby.
g. Thou shalt not mail any pack
age that is not we'll packed, wrapped
and securely tied, remembering ever
that thine is only one of the thou
sands that are being transported day
and night, and that after it leaves
thy hands its ability to successfully
cope with the other thousands OF
packages depends upon the prepara-
tion for mailing that thee, thy own
self, has given unto it.
10. Thou shalt not feign wisdom
when in doubt concerning thy mail,
and disdain information, for such an
attitude is the cause of much delay,
dissatisfaction and often the loss of
many merited simoleons Rather, If
thy mind is not clear shalt thou con-
suit with those whose business it is
to know the solution to thy problems.
Be not above accepting advice from
experienced lips, even though it is
not pleasing to thy ears, remember
ing ever that even as thou pride thy
self on knowing thine own business
thoroughly, likewise does the P. 0.
employee know his, and the advice
he offers is for thine own good and
thine alone.