27 SEPTEMBER 1919, Page 3

The existence of such work has been reported from various

parts of the country, but on examination the alleged Pied has always proved to be merely some form of Cob, an entirely different thing. Pis6 de Terre, as has often been explained, is dry, unadulterated earth rammed hard between shutters. Cob is a variable mixture of day, shale, straw, and water, built up wet in shallow layers. Should any of our readers be able to tell us of what appears to them to be an example of genuine Piet!, work in England, we shall be exceedingly glad to have particulars in order that the report may be investigated.