CHEESE CLOTH

cheese cloth, the name given to cloth, usually made from flax or tow yarns, of an open character, resembling a fine riddle or sieve, used for wrapping cheese. a finer quality and texture is made for women's gowns. a similar cloth is used for inside linings in the upholstery trade, and for the ground of embroidery. cheeta (chita), or hunting-leopard (_cynaelurus jubatus_, formerly known as _gueparda jubata_), a member of the family _felidae_, distinguished by its claws being only partially retractile (see carnivora). the cheeta attains a length of 3 to 4 ft.; it is of a pale fulvous colour, marked with numerous spots of black on the upper surface and sides, and is nearly white beneath. the fur is somewhat crisp, altogether lacking the sleekness which characterizes the fur of the typical cats, and the tail is long and somewhat bushy at the extremity. in confinement the cheeta soon becomes fond of those who are kind to it, and gives evidence of its attachment in an open, dog-like manner. the cheeta is found throughout africa and southern asia, and has been employed for centuries in india and persia in hunting antelopes and other game. according to sir w. jones, this mode of hunting originated with hushing, king of persia, 865