text_original: They did not know that nourishing food is as good for the brain as for the muscles. They lived on potatoes, beets, beans, with now and then a bit of salt pork or beef boiled in the pot with the rest; and their hearts failed, as their flesh did, with this sodden and monotonous diet.
text_transcription: THEY DID NOT KNOW THAT NOURISHING FOOD IS AS GOOD FOR THE BRAIN AS FOR THE MUSCLES THEY LIVED ON POTATOES BEETS BEANS WITH NOW AND THEN A BIT OF SALT PORK OR BEEF BOILED IN THE POT WITH THE REST AND THEIR HEARTS FAILED AS THEIR FLESH DID WITH THIS SODDEN AND MONOTONOUS DIET
phonemes: ðeɪ dɪdnˌɑːt nˈoʊ ðæt nˈɜːɹɪʃɪŋ fˈuːd ɪz æz ɡˈʊd fɚðə bɹˈeɪn æz fɚðə mˈʌsəlz. ðeɪ lˈɪvd ˌɔn pətˈeɪɾoʊz, bˈiːts, bˈiːnz, wɪð nˈaʊ ænd ðˈɛn ɐ bˈɪt ʌv sˈɔlt pˈɔːɹk ɔːɹ bˈiːf bˈɔɪld ɪnðə pˈɑːt wɪððə ɹˈɛst; ænd ðɛɹ hˈɑːɹts fˈeɪld, æz ðɛɹ flˈɛʃ dˈɪd, wɪð ðɪs sˈɑːdən ænd mənˈɑːtənəs dˈaɪət.