D The fame answered by Mr. J. T. M‹DONELD. LET the ratio of the perpen dicular to the difference of the fegments of the base be as r to 2. Then, on AB, the given bafe defcribe a fegment of a circle to contain the given vertical angle, ane biject AB in O. At B ereet the perpendicular BD = BO, and draw DO sutting the circle in C from which cemit the perpendicular CE and join AC, BC, fo fhall ACB be the required Triangle. For, by hmilar Triangles, CE EO, half the difference of the Segments AE, BE, QE. B.. XXII. Anfwered by ARTUOSO. WHEN the perpendicular CF is demitted the Trapezium becomes divided into a parallelogram ABCF whofe fides AB (= 12 Chains) are give em, and a rectangled Triangle CFD, whofe perpendicular DF put ➡ *, fo will CD the hypothenufe √ 122+xx. Then, having drawn DE by úmilar Triangles, we shall have DA (20 †x); AB (12) :: DF (*): IR. IP. Chains, and the area of the Field=20 x 12 ✡ Alje answered by Meges. Gee, Milner, and Tomlinfon. o signs New QUESTIONS. XXVI. By Mr. J. TOMLINSON, GENTLEMAN, defirous of having, a rectan gled fish-pond made, to take up 400 fquare yards of ground; he wishes to have the length and breadth when Iquared, to make a fum of 881: I defire to know what the length and breadth muft be, to fuita the Gentleman's plan. XXXVII. By Mr. J. T. M'DONELD, as A BREWER defired the Plumber to make him a rectangular ciftern of copper, which, for a certain purpofe, fhould just difcharge 150 gallons (or its content) of water in one minute if kept conftantly full, by a circular hole at the bottom of 2 inches diameter; and which fhould cost the leaft poffible: But the plumber not being able to execute the order from thefe data, it is required fome of your ingenious correfpondents will inform him the length, breadth, and depth of the faid veffel. XXVIII By Mr. W. PASSMAN, Billingham. REQUIRED the pofition of a ftring 10 feet long, whole ends are fattened to two immoveable tacks, eight feet afunder, placed in a right line, making an angle of 45° with the horizon, fo that a ring of heavy metal loose upon the thing may rea in equilibrio. THI STOCKTON BEE. For NOVEMBER, 1795. Account of the ANT-BEAR, and ANT LION. M YR MECOPHAGA, or ANT-BEAR, in zoology; a genus of quadrupeds, belonging to the order of bruta: There are no teeth in the mouth; the tongue is long and cylindrical; the head terminates in a long fnout or muzzle; and the body is covered with pretty long hair. There are Ave species, viz. Ji 1. The 1. The didactyla, or little ant-bear, hath a conic nose bending a little down; ears fmall, and hid in the fur; two hooked claws on the fore-feet, the exterior being much the largeft; four on the bind-feet; the head, body, limbs, and upper part and sides of the tail, covered with long, fott, filky hair, or rather wool, of a yellowish brown colour: from the nofe to the tail it meatures 7 inches; the tail 8, the laft 4 inches of which, on the under fide, are naked, It is thick at the bafe, and tapers to a point. It inhabits Guinea, and climbs trees in queft of a fpecies of ants, which build their nefts among the branches: has a prehenfible power with its tail. 2. The tridactyla, tamandua-guaca, or tamanoir, has three toes on the fore-fect, five on the hind-feet, and long hair on the tail. This animal is about four feet long, and the head and fnout about 15 inches: it is a native of the East Indies, and feeds on ants, &c. in the fame manner as the former. 3. The jubata, or great ant-bear, has a long flender nose, fmall black eyes; fhort round ears; aflender tongue two feet and an half long, which lies double in the mouth; the legs flender; four toes on the fore-feet, five on the hind-feet;, the two middle claws on the fore-feet very large, ftrong, and hooked; the hair on the upper part of the body is half a foot long, black mixed with grey, the fore-legs are whitih, marked above the feet with a black ipot; the tail is clothed with very coarfe black hair a foot long: the length from the nofe to the tail about four feet; the tail two feet and an half. This animal inhabits South America, and the kingdom of Congo in Africa. It covers itself with its tail when afleep, and to guard it againft rain. Its flesh is eaten by the natives of America. 4. The |