... credit of the inven- some authorities to Palamedes, a Grecian Be of the Trojan war, about The word chess is derived from the Persian shah, king; and checkmate, or means “king confounded or But not only im Persian but in Sanscrit other Asiatic are the terms ...

... richest to tbe poorest. m Europe tbe social status of a man may guessed by hisldress or his Persia is denoted by his pipe. A Persian shah or prince has his pipe covered with richly enamelled plates of gold silver and inerusted with gems, such rubies, pearls ...