Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1901 — A Sand Table. [ARTICLE]

A Sand Table.

Up-to-date nurseries are not complete without a sand table, placed in the largest, sunniest window and low enough to accommodate the small fry who will play with it The table as ordinarily made is fastened to the wall by a hinge with strong supporting legs that fold back against the bottom of the table when it is not in use and turned up against the wall. It is built like a butler’s tray, with one side that can be let down when the sand is to be emptied out. For amusing boys and girls it is unequaled. They can have nearly as much fun as a load of sand out of doors would afford, but they do not get the fresh air which is one of the chief benefits of such play in the open air. The Board of Health of Hartford, Conn., has come to the conclusion that cats are the means of carrying diphtheria.