CHESS QURRIES
%*§ ihji. Editor of the Colonist. SijE,—ln, reply to " Enquirer's" question, " can the King move or take through tbe angles?" I may nay that the King can move ior take in every direction that, the Queen ; can, but only one square at a time ; " except in caatleing" he may not move on to any square that is protected by his opponent's pieces, that would be moving into check, which he may not do, hence he can never occupy the next square to the other King. —I am, yours &c, W. Gibson. April 6,1875. ' ! Ameeican Blight.—Van Hulle, a Belgian horticulturist, states that they grow nasturtiums in their apple orchards and let them, climb up the trees to keep off the Aijaeriqan Blight. Also, tomatoes are. plauted< among the grape vines to keep off wasps; it ip said that they do aaefffatually. Coe^jßK.and the JHJYESiaHT, —An eminent foreign'''ddctor asserts that' the drinking of ■o'offee invigorates and preserves the eyesight, and so1 prevents the use of spectacles. Chocolate is considered, injurious.— San MraiicucQ Bulletin*
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Colonist, Volume XVII, Issue 1898, 8 April 1875, Page 3
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