... —Traces of the game extend beyond history. i.—lt is ot Eastern, probably Persian, origin, as Us name is derived from the Persian shah, king” and means the game of kings. 6.— A cleric of Safra. in Estramadura, Spain, who published a work on chess in li6i ...

... situ, ated. , It U this garden which yields tha world-famous attar roses, mat luscious perfume which, in olden times, Persian Shahs commanded should be used exclusively in their harems, and which, even to-day, in India, to offered to wedding guests llttia ...