A Brief History of Children Sent Through the Mail

I'm delighted that the first picture is of a child being carried in a tote bag, and the website is advertising "Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote" right up at the top.

Presumably the child is not included.

I see no rule that says an adult cannot be mailed

There's something incredible about how much trust there used to be in society.

yeah we've done some unironically questionable things over the centuries.