... in Europe the social status of a man may he guessed by his dress or his equipage. in Persia it is denoted by his pipe. A Persian shah or prince ins his pipe covered with richly enamelled plates of gold and silver and incrusted with gems, such as rubies ...

... that it is the only game by nriesthoods of all beliefs. the principal piece in the game derives its name, king, from the Persian Shah, or ruler. Many men whose names have gone down to posterity. such as Charlemagne. Tamerlane, Frederick the Great. Cliarles ...