The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-12-06
Mail Early for
Early Mail Delivery
Large Increase in Volume Makes
It Impossible to Handle Within
Few Days

Is. Il. DUBOIS, postmaster, says
that during the holiday time the vol
lume of mail increases approximate
ly 200 percent, hencse it is essential
to mail early for early delivery.
There will be no mail delivery on
Christmas Day. December 25th.
Do your Christmas shopping so
that you can mail your gifts, greet
ings, and letters to relatives,
friends, and loved ones at least q
week or 10 days before Christmas,
according to the distance. This will
not only make 1t certain that they
are received before Christmas Day,
but will he a great aid to your post
al service and to postal employees
and enable them to spend the
Christmas holiday with their fami-
Lies.
All parcels must be securely pack
ed and wrapped. Use strong paper
and heavy twine.
Umbrellas, canes, golf sticks,
should be reinforced their full
length by strong strips of wood
tightly wrapped and tied or other
wise sufficiently wrapped to with
stand transportation. When three
or more are tied together, wrapped
and tied, no reinforcement is nee
essary.
Hats: Pack in strong corrugated
or fiber-board boxes. Ordinary
pasteboard hatboxes must be GRAFT
ed. Ladies' hats and stiff hats
easily damaged should he marked
Fragile"
Shoes: Pack in strong boxes, pre-
ferably corrugated cardboard. Wrap
with strong paper securely tied
with heavy Irvine.
Cut flowers: Place in strong
suitable boxes of wood, tin, or
heavy corrugated cardboard. Wrap
with tissue to retain moisture.
Candies: Enclose in strong out
side boxes or containers.
Drawings, paintings, unmounted
maps, etc.: Pack or wrap in strong
material to avoid damage. When
not fiat, roll around wooden core
and then wrap and tie carefully or
place in strong pasteboard tube.
Sharp-pointed or sharp-edged in
struments or tools must have points
and edges fully guarded to prevent
injury to clerks in handling or
damage to other mail. Crate suit
ably or thoroughly wrap so that
they cannot cut through the wrap
ping.
Articles easily broken or crushed
must be securely packed and Grated
or boxed. Use liberal quantities of
excelsior, or like material, in,
around, and between the articles
and the outside container.
Glassware, fragile toys, or crock
cry must be packed so as to prevent
the escape of particles or pieces If
broken in transit.
Cigars: Ordinary boxes Of cigars
wrapped in paper only will not be
accepted. Pack in manner to
prevent damage by shock or jar.
Wrap in corrugated pasteboard or
similar maternal. Cigars must be
in good shipping condition.
All articles easily broken or dam
aged must be plainly marked FRA
gile."
Parcels containing perishable ar
ticles shall be marked "Perishable"
and packed in suitable container,
according to contents. Articles hike
ly to spoil within the time reason
ably required for transportation
and delivery will not be accepted
for mailing. Use special delivery
stamps to expedite delivery.
Address should be complete, with
house number and name of street,
post-office box, or rural-route num-
Der, and typed or plainly written In
ink. A return card should be plac-
ed in the upper left corner of every
piece Of mail. IF a tag is used, the
address and return card should al
so be written on the wrapper for
use If tag us lost and a copy Of the
address should be enclosed inside
the parcel. Do not mail Christmas
greeting cards in red, green, or
other dark colored envelopes, or in
very small envelopes.
Postage must be fully prepaid on
all mail Affix the required amount
Of postage in the upper right corn
er. Full information concerning
postage rates can be obtained at
the parcel-post or stamp window.
No parcel may be more than 100
inches in length and girth combin-
ed nor exceed 20 pounds in weight.
The domestic air-mail rate of
postage is 6 cents for each ounce or
fraction thereof. The pound rate is
SO cents a pound. Rates to for
eign countries are equally attrac-
tive. The new combined air-mail
and special-delivery stamp pro-
vides immediate delivery at desti-
nation at all times and is particu-
larly desirable for use on mail
which win arrive at destination on
] saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.