is_ancestor
  
  Description:
  public bool is_ancestor (
Node<
G> descendant)
  
 
  
    Returns true if this is an ancestor of descendant.
     This is true if node is the parent of descendant, or if node is the grandparent of descendant etc.
    Parameters:
    
      
        | this | 
        
           a Node 
         | 
      
      
        | descendant | 
        
           a Node 
         | 
      
    
    Returns:
    
      
        | 
           true if this is an ancestor of descendant 
         |