The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-05-06


more practical remedy than the System
ol cumulative, voting. The papers of
the State are discussing the plnn. md
the change is advocated, withoutSa dis
senting voice, By the rress Of .sctsi, uar-
ties while so far as we are advised. the
Republican leaders, including Governor
Scott, give the proposed measure their
approval.
The attention of our people was,first
directed to this subject by Colonel J. P.
tbomaa, OF Columbia, who delivered
oeiore tho Literary Society OF Wofford
college q masterly address upon the
science OF government, large portion
OF which was devoted to discussion of
proportional representation. he showed
tnat majority representation, or the
absolute rule Of the numerical minority
tails to fulfill the just requirements of q
proper representative system. and point.
ing out the various objections TO mn.
Jorlty representation. he indicated the
points in favor of the proposed reform
Which is styled proportional.
Ihero are many schemes of propor.
tional representation, oil Of them having
the sumo object; but that which seems
to meet with most favor is the oumula.
tive plan, which hos been adopted in
Illinois, the working OF which has proved
satisfactory to all parties. The plan is
slmple: aud its practical operations,
Wnere three or more men are to be elect
eu to the same position, may be easily
defined. In York County, which is on
titled to four Representatives., it woald
allow every voter to cast his ballot for
icnr persons If he chose. and if not, then
ne might cast threc votes for ono candi.
date and one for another; or, if lie pre-
lerred, "il four for the Same individual
inus, using as basis for our figures,
the Prcsidential election OF 1868, which
gives York County 1000 white voters
and 1900 colored voters, the colorad
voters, by uniting their strength mon
one man, could elect one Representatives
while the whites could elect the remain.
ing three, and the delegation would ap
pro4imately represent all the people of
the County. OF course, where tho CO.
iored voters have majority they would
elect their candidates in the same pro-
portion; aud while the plan would not
aepnve them of minority in the State.
1t would prevent the dangerous two
thirds majority. and prove elfectual in
checking much reckless legislation.
IL IL contended that the proposed
cnnngr can be mado by the Legislature
enacting law to thnt effect, without the
necessity OF amending the constitution
Tor the purpose, OF this, however. we
are not satisfactorily -informel; thou OH
we heartily approve of tho schem
which is certainly the only plum pre-
aonted for giving tho tax paying min orjtv
representations in othe deliberations Of
the Legislature. = Forkoine Enquirer.
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TIE ART or EATING. Prof. Blot de.
ivercd lecture, in Cooper Institute,
New York, few days ago, on s.Soups
and Fish" He said that the majority
OF the cooks in this country do not know
how to read aud write, and cook books
were Yalueless to them. A great deal of
sickness was suffered on account of bad
oooking. Not enough attention was
paid by Americans to the art of cooking.
he could starve man ON ten ponnda Of
beef per day, If he cooked it in q GER
tain manner. Dyspepsia was more pre-
Vaient IN this than in any other country,
because 30 little time was given here to
tho selection, preparation and eating OF
ioou. A'great many people here called
soups sloPs, and it was too often tho case
that they were slops, through being i'm
properly made. Sedentary people should
NS' -" AA1Ssb tStSo u NiiS. InOSo given
to mental labor should eat flesh every
other day. Soup was properly the first
course, because it sets 5he glands to
work to prepare tho digestive functions
for the reception of the solid food which
follows. A man with sanguine tenn
permanent should not eat the samo kind
OF food as one with phlegmatio tenn
permanent, nor should the old md The
young, nor the male and the female.
Milk should enter largely into tho diet
OF children, while broth was ycritably
the staff Of life for the aged Males
should cat moro ment than females, and
the latter required more fruits nnl vc-
getablcs thnn tho former. Tho people
i'll this country did not vary their diet
sufficiently. They nte too much meat
mud not enongh fish an,l vegetables.
Children should cnt more fish anu cheese
thnn they do. Fish was m excellent
diet for brain workers, on account Of the
quantity Of phosphorus contained in it.
In tho brain Of an idiot there was only
ono per cent. Of phosphorus. while in
the brain Of an intelligent human being
| there was two and half per cent. Lob.
sters should never bo oaten after noon.
rs they took a very long time to digest.
| Oysters should always be eaten ns soon