Miscellaneous printed matter in parcels weighing more than four pounds will be accepted at parcel post rates and conditions. (This does not include second class and newspaper matter.) Seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions and plants shall be embodied in and carried as fourth class matter and for the same rates of postage, provided that all packages thereof containing eight ounces or less shall be charged for at the rate of one cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof, these rates apply whether the articles are for planting or other purposes. Postage to Canada and Cuba on 4th class packages of over four ounces, and not exceeding four pounds six ounces, go at the eighth zone rate. The eighth zone rate applies to Alaska, Canal Zone, Guam, Hawaiian Islands, Mexico, Panama, Philippine Islands, Porto Rico and U. S. Postal Agency at Shanghai. Parcels for Canal Zone, Mexico, Panama and Shanghai should be accompanied by Customs Declaration, regardless of their weight. Sender's name and address must appear on all packages. WRAPPING: All parcels must be securely wrapped and sufficiently well packed to protect contents from damage in transit. Stove castings, plow points, pieces of machinery, etc., should be wrapped to prevent damage to mail and equipment by their sharp points and rough edges. Fresh meats, when enclosed and wrapped will be accepted and should be marked "PERISHABLE." Admissible liquids and oils, pastes, salves, or other articles easily liquefiable, will be accepted for mailing regardless of distance when they conform to the following conditions: When in strong glass bottles holding four ounces or less, the total quantity sent in one parcel shall not exceed twenty-four ounces, liquid measure. Each bottle shall be wrapped in paper or other absorbent substances and placed in a box made of cardboard or other suitable material and then placed in a box and packed in a container made of double-faced corrugated pasteboard of good quality. The corners of the container must fit tightly and be reinforced with tape so as to prevent the escape of any liquid if the contents should be broken, and the whole parcel shall be securely wrapped with strong paper and tied with twine. Single bottles of liquid holding four ounces or less may also be packed as prescribed in the following paragraph: When in glass bottles holding more than four ounces, the total quantity sent in one parcel shall not exceed sixteen ounces, liquid measure. The bottle must be very strong and must be inclosed in a block or tube of metal, wood, papier-mâché, or similar material; and there must be provided between the bottle and the block or tube a cushion of cotton felt, or other absorbent. The block or tube must be at least five thirtyseconds of an inch thick in its thinnest part for bottles holding eight ounces or less and at least three-sixteenths of an inch thick for bottles holding more than eight ounces. The block or tube must be rendered water-tight by an application on the inside of paraffine or other suitable substance and must be closed by a screw-top cover with sufficient screw threads to require at least one and one-half complete turns before it will come off. The cover must be provided with a washer so that no liquid will escape if the bottle should be broken. When in a metal container, the weight of the parcel must not exceed fifty (50) pounds for delivery in local, first and second zones, and twenty (20) pounds for delivery in zones beyond. The container must be hermetically sealed, inclosed in a strong box and securely wrapped. All packages containing liquid must be marked "FRAGILE." UNMAILABLE: Live animals, live poultry, spirituous, vinous and malt liquors, explosives, articles liable to injure the mails or persons handling same. Insurance Feature Insurance has been substituted for registration in the safeguarding of parcel post mail. When insurance is desired, the fee is 3 cents for insuring against loss up to $5, 5 cents up to $25, 10 cents up to $50, 25 cents up to $100. The domestic parcel post service makes no change in the international parcel post service. Parcels addressed to foreign countries may be registered and indemnified against loss, as heretofore, but cannot be sent as insured parcel post mail. C. O. D. Service C. O. D.: The sender of a mailable parcel on which the postage is fully prepaid may have the price of the article and the charges thereon collected from the addressee on payment of a fee of ten cents in postage stamps affixed, provided the amount to be collected does not exceed $100. Such a parcel will be insured against loss without additional charge, in an amount equivalent to its actual value but not to exceed $50. The sender of a collect-on-delivery (C. O. D.) parcel will be given a receipt showing the office and date of mailing, the number of the parcel, and the amount due him. The person to whom a package is addressed will not be permitted to examine the contents of a C. O. D. parcel until it has been receipted for and all charges paid. Suggested arbitrary weights of contents to be used on labels to comply with the various State and National pure food laws, as approved by the Conference Committee of the National Wholesale Grocers' Association and the National Canners' Association. The following weights allow for reasonable tolerances; in other words, cans reasonably well filled will weigh more than the weight expressed below. The following legend is recommended: "Contents" to be expressed. . Lbs..Oz. |