November 21, 2006: Boy sent as postage

Undertoad · 11-21-2006, 09:37 AM

xoB finds this pic, and highlights a section of text, from the Smithsonian Photography Initiative. It highlights a different time in history, when we didn't know it might be inappropriate to mail certain items.

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Uniformed Letter Carrier with Child in Mailbag
Unidentified photographer
Black and white photographic print
10.0" x 8.0"
c. 1900
National Postal Museum
U.S. Postal Employees
Accession no. A.2006-22

This city letter carrier posed for a humorous photograph with a young boy in his mailbag. After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, in 1914 a 2 year old boy was sent via Parcel Post from Oklahoma to Kansas (18 cents postage). At least two other children were sent by the service, with stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination. The Postmaster General quickly issued a regulation forbidding the sending of children in the mail after hearing of those examples.

Bromskloss · 11-21-2006, 09:44 AM

I hear the photographer:

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Will you stop grinning, both of you, we're actually trying to do some serious comedy here!

chrisinhouston · 11-21-2006, 10:01 AM

From the USPS website:

Hazard Classes
For purposes of transportation and shipping, federal regulations assign each hazardous material to one of the following nine hazard classes. The following list provides examples of items that are subject to mailing restrictions or prohibitions.

• Class 1: Explosives
Fireworks, ammunition, fuses, model rocket engines

• Class 2: Gases
Aerosols, air bag inflators, scuba tanks

• Class 3: Flammable Liquids
Gasoline, some paints or inks, varnishes, alcoholic beverages

• Class 4: Flammable Solids
Some cosmetics, matches, signal flares

• Class 5: Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides
Oxidizing liquids, nitrates, swimming pool chemicals, peroxides

• Class 6: Poisonous Materials and Infectious Substances
Arsenic, potassium cyanide, parathion, pesticides, tear gas, irritating materials, items containing etiologic agents, used sharps, used medical equipment

• Class 7: Radioactive Materials
Products with a radioactive warning label

• Class 8: Corrosives
Chlorine bleach, ammonia, batteries, drain cleaners, acids, mercury

• Class 9: Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials
Magnetized materials, dry ice, self-inflating life saving devices

Doesn't mention children anywhere!

barefoot serpent · 11-21-2006, 10:06 AM

so, how are mail-ordered brides delivered?

Shawnee123 · 11-21-2006, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

so, how are mail-ordered brides delivered?

Fed Ex-when it absolutely positively has to be there on time.

wolf · 11-21-2006, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

Doesn't mention children anywhere!

Sure it does:
• Class 1: Explosives
• Class 2: Gases
• Class 3: Flammable Liquids
• Class 4: Flammable Solids
• Class 6: Poisonous Materials and Infectious Substances
• Class 9: Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials

If you cant find ways to fit anklebiters into each of these categories, you haven't spent enough time around children.

Elspode · 11-21-2006, 11:35 AM

This is what happens when a marginally literate frontiersperson writes out a prayer and asks for a "mail child".

nil_orally · 11-21-2006, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

Doesn't mention children anywhere!

Sure it does. Right there in Class 6, under Irritating Materials.

Shawnee123 · 11-21-2006, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by nil_orally

Sure it does. Right there in Class 6, under Irritating Materials.

Welcome Nil!

BigV · 11-21-2006, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

so, how are mail-ordered brides delivered?

Fed Ex-when it absolutely positively has to be there on time.

bzzzt! When you absolutely, positively have to have it overnight.

zippyt · 11-21-2006, 07:34 PM

Oh come on 10 posts and no body has said ANY thing about deepfrieng this kid !!!

DucksNuts · 11-21-2006, 08:21 PM

Ibby · 11-21-2006, 08:30 PM

Nah, too much fat, not enough good meat. The carrier's the way to go. A little stringy maybe, but plenty of lean muscle.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-21-2006, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Fed Ex-when it absolutely positively has to be there on time.

Nonsense, UPS or DHL even Airborne. I won't buy from companies that ship Fedex, if I can help it.
75% (not a number I pulled out of my butt) of the time, they can't find my house. Even after I talked to the actual driver on the phone. My house ain't hard to find.
One package took less than two days from Seattle to ten miles from me and eight days from there to me. Grrrr

Oh, welcome to the Cellar nil orally.

nil_orally · 11-22-2006, 01:25 AM

It's nice to be welcomed. Thanks folks. I'll see what I can do to modify that sentiment.

11-21-2006, 10:06 AM	#4
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	so, how are mail-ordered brides delivered? __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

11-21-2006, 11:35 AM	#7
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	This is what happens when a marginally literate frontiersperson writes out a prayer and asks for a "mail child". __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-21-2006, 07:34 PM	#11
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Oh come on 10 posts and no body has said ANY thing about deepfrieng this kid !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

11-21-2006, 08:30 PM	#13
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Nah, too much fat, not enough good meat. The carrier's the way to go. A little stringy maybe, but plenty of lean muscle. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

11-21-2006, 10:01 AM	#3
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	From the USPS website: Hazard Classes For purposes of transportation and shipping, federal regulations assign each hazardous material to one of the following nine hazard classes. The following list provides examples of items that are subject to mailing restrictions or prohibitions. • Class 1: Explosives Fireworks, ammunition, fuses, model rocket engines • Class 2: Gases Aerosols, air bag inflators, scuba tanks • Class 3: Flammable Liquids Gasoline, some paints or inks, varnishes, alcoholic beverages • Class 4: Flammable Solids Some cosmetics, matches, signal flares • Class 5: Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides Oxidizing liquids, nitrates, swimming pool chemicals, peroxides • Class 6: Poisonous Materials and Infectious Substances Arsenic, potassium cyanide, parathion, pesticides, tear gas, irritating materials, items containing etiologic agents, used sharps, used medical equipment • Class 7: Radioactive Materials Products with a radioactive warning label • Class 8: Corrosives Chlorine bleach, ammonia, batteries, drain cleaners, acids, mercury • Class 9: Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials Magnetized materials, dry ice, self-inflating life saving devices Doesn't mention children anywhere!

11-21-2006, 08:21 PM	#12
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067

11-22-2006, 01:25 AM	#15
nil_orally Larger than average member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Melbourne, Oz. Posts: 72	It's nice to be welcomed. Thanks folks. I'll see what I can do to modify that sentiment.

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