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in Herodotus wrote about the custom as he watched it in the Delta in the 5th century B.C. But Egyptian tomb paintings from about 2000 B.C. show sheep rather than pigs following the sower and treading in the seed. (Only once are pigs shown doing this work thus verifying Herodotus's statement, so it seems that this was ex- ceptional.) I know of no other country where this was the custom. And it is strange that this is not the only parallel one can draw between ancient Egypt and Wales. Sir John Morris Jones has shown in an ap- pendix to The Welsh People" that there are a number of peculiar constructions in the languages of the ancient Egyptians, and Welsh which are not to be found in any other language. So some people claim that this is due to something more than chance, and that there must have been some common history in the remote past. Kate Bosse Griffiths. THE TAILPIECE This volume of the Journal is especially fortunate in its frontis- piece-a reproduction of the wood-cut of Cheriton church by Edward Martin. This wood-cut forms one of a series of Gower greeting- cards which are being produced, by hand, by Iris and Edward Martin at the Cilwych Press, Killay. Penclawdd cockle-gathering, and Rhosili sheep-shearing-both in three colours-are the other subjects of an original project to which we give our cordial support. These hand-made cards are real works-of-art, which would adorn our walls for many a year. In response to popular demand, the Society has itself produced a Christmas card this year. The subject is the well-known drawing of Llanrhidian church tower, by E. Ernest Morgan, which is also reproduced in this volume. Full particulars on this, as well as any other matter appertaining to the Society may be obtained from: Miss E. M. Statler, 26, Glan-yr-afon Road, Sketty. (Telephone: Swansea 88054.) Unfortunately, several valuable contributions have had to be held over until the next issue, when we hope that eight more pages can be added. At a time of acute paper shortage, this third volume of Gower is printed throughout on art-paper: this has been made possible by the enthusiastic co-operation of Swansea Printers Ltd., for whose craftsmanship we have nothing but praise. Evan Evans has-as usual-carried more than his share of the work, and to Terence Soames, Vernon Watkins and all the other contributors we offer our best thanks. This volume was edited jointly by J. Mansel Thomas, Glanmor Williams and Gwent Jones: it was produced by the last-named, and published in Swansea, at the Royal Institution of South Wales, in November, 1950.