The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-12-01
Early Mailing Is
Urged by Postoffice

The poStoffice department announces
that during the holiday time the vol
llme of mail increases approximately
200 per cent. 1t is a physical impossi-
bility to handle this great mass of
mail matter efficiently and promptly
within few days. Therefore to assure
delivery Of their Christmas presents,
cards and letters by Christmas day the
public should shop and mail early. Do
your Christmas shopping so that you
can mail your gifts, greetings and let
ters % relatives, friends, and loved
Mles at least a week or 10 days before
Christmas, according to the distance
This will not only make it certain that
they are received. before Christmas
day but wil be a great aid 10 your
postal service and to postal employees
and enable them to spend the Christ
mas holiday with their families
All parcels must be securely packed
and wrapped. Use strong paper and
heavy Irvine.
Umbrellas, canes, golf sticks, should
be reinforced their full length by
STRONG strips OF wood tightly wrapped
and tied or otherwise sufficiently wrap
ped to Withstand transportation. When
| three or more are tied together, wrap
ped and tied, no reinforcement is nee
essary.
Hats: Pack in strong wooden or sol
id fiberbOard or double-faced fiber
| load hoxo., nr1irary IN SxfxalAo-o ~ hof
boxes must be Grated. Ladies hats and
stiff hats, easily damaged, must be
marked Fragile"
Shoes: Pack in strong boxes, prefer
ably corrugated cardboard. Wrap with
strong paper, securely tied with heavy
| twine.
Cut flowers: Wrap in tissue paper
to retain moisture and then place in
strong suitable box of wood Or solid
fiberbOard or double faced corrugated
| fiberbOard
Candies: Enclose in strong outside
boxes Ur containers.
Drawings, paintings, unmOunted
maps, etc. Pack or wrap in strong
material to avoid damage. When not
| flat. roll around a wooden core and
then wrap and tie carefully or place
in strong pastebOard tube.
Sharp4pOinted or sharp edged lnstru-
ments or tools must have points and
edges fully guarded to prevent injury
to clerks in handling or damage TO
| other mail Crate suitably or thorough
ly wrap so that they cannot cut through
the wrapping.
Books must have the edges well pro
| tected with stiff material and be pack
| ed in I'll wooden or strong double-faced
corrugated fiberboard box, double lined
| with the same material.
Articles easily broken or crushed
must be securely packed and Grated or
boxed. Use liberal quantities of excel
| sior or Like material in, around, and
between the articles and the outside
cOMainer.
Glassware. fragile toys, or crockery
must be packed so as to prevent the
escape of PARTICLES or pieces if broken
/ i'm transit.
Cigars: Ordinary boxes of cigars
wrapped in paper only will not be ac-
cepteti. Pack in Il manner to prevent
damage by shock or jar. Wrap in cor
rugated paStebOard Or similar mater
ial. Cigars must be in good shipping
condition.
All articles easily broken or dam
aged must be plainly marked Fragile. y
Parcels containing perishable articles
shah be marked "PeriShable" and
packed in suitable container, according
to contents Articles likely TO spoil
within the time reasonably required
for transportation and delivery will
not be accepted for mailing. Use spe-
cial delivery stamps tVexpedite deliv-
lery.
For further informal tiOn on any of
the above subjects or concerning any
other postal matter. inquire at the pro
per windOw-stanps. parcel post. mon
ey order, registry, etc.-or see the
postmaster or one OF his assistants.
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