Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1895 — SOME POSTAL DON’TS. [ARTICLE]

SOME POSTAL DON’TS.

Hints for Letter Writers From ths Post Office Department. Every day about 9,000 letters are received at the New York Post Office •!- dressed incorrectly. As a result Postmaster Dayton will distribute cards telling people how to send mail matter. Here are some of the suggestions on the card: Don’t mail any letter until you are sure that it is completely and properly addressed. Don’t place the address so that there will lie no room for the postmark. Don’t, in the hurry of business in addressing a letter write the name of your own Btnte upon It instead of that of tiie person addressed—a very common error. Don’t fail to make certain that your manner of writing the name of an office or Htatc may not cause it to be mistakes for one similar in appearance, it is often better to write ttie inline iu full. Don’t fail if you are in doubt as to the right name of the office for which your loiter is intended to consult tiie Postal Guide, which any postmaster will be pleased to show you. Don’t full to give the street and house number of the person for whom mail mutter is intended in addressing it to a dtv or lurge town. Don’t mall any letter until yon are sure that it is properly stamped. Don't fall to place the stump on the upper right hand corner. Don't write on the envelope “In haste," “Cure of postmaster," etc. It does no good and temlsfto confusion In the rapid handling of mull matter. Don’t fail to bear in mind that it Is unlawful to inclose matter of a high class In one that is lower —c. g., merchandise in newspapers. Don't mail any letter unless your address, with a request to return, is upon the face of the envelope, so that in case of non-delivery it will be returned directly to you. Don’t fall to give your correspondents your full address, so that a new postman cannot fail to find you. Don’t fail to inform your postmaster of any change in your address. Don’t trust to the.fuct that you are an “old resident,” “well-known citizen,” etc., but have your letters addressed in full. Don't fail if you intend to lie away from home for any length of time to inform your postmaster what disposition shall b< made of your mail. Don’t delay the delivery of any mail matter that you may take out for another. Don’t fail to sign your letters in full, so that if they reach the dead letter office they may be promptly returned. Don’t, when you fail to receive an expected letter, charge the postal servics witli tiie loss until you have learned from your correspondent all the facts in regard to its mailing, contents, etc. Much Information also is given by these cards regarding the mailing of parcels to this and foreign countries.