The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #20201   Message #2882668
Posted By: John MacKenzie
09-Apr-10 - 05:19 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Ratcatcher's Daughter
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ratcatcher's Daughter
There was a man, sold/called "lily white sand"!.
Sand was used for a lot of household tasks, from 'blotting paper' to knife polisher, and pan scourer.
So it was sold by street vendors for these purposes.