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Here's a brief history of children being sent via the mail: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brief-history-children-sent-through-mail-180959372/ https

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• ars 6y ago
  To save people click: Children were not actually placed in boxes and mailed. Rather they accompanied a postman as he traveled to a different location. Also usually the postman was a friend or relative, not a stranger. So not as exciting as it sounds.