text_original: Having placed the handkerchiefs in this little tub, the performer announces that having washed them, he will now proceed to dry Ihem, for which purpose he pours over them a little spirits of wine, to which he sets fiire. After letting them blaze for a moment or two MODERN MAGIC. 259 he claps on the cover. " Your handkerchiefs are now dried, ladies and gentlemen," he says, M but I have still to fold and iron them. It does not take very long, as you will see."
text_transcription: HAVING PLACED THE HANDKERCHIEFS IN THIS LITTLE TUB THE PERFORMER ANNOUNCES THAT HAVING WASHED THEM HE WILL NOW PROCEED TO DRY THEM FOR WHICH PURPOSE HE POURS OVER THEM A LITTLE SPIRITS OF WINE TO WHICH HE SETS FIRE AFTER LETTING THEM BLAZE FOR A MOMENT OR TWO HE CLAPS ON THE COVER YOUR HANDKERCHIEFS ARE NOW DRIED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN HE SAYS BUT I HAVE STILL TO FOLD AN IRON THEM IT DOES NOT TAKE VERY LONG AS YOU WILL SEE
phonemes: hˌævɪŋ plˈeɪst ðə hˈændkɚtʃˌiːfs ɪn ðɪs lˈɪɾəl tˈʌb, ðə pɚfˈɔːɹmɚɹ ɐnˈaʊnsᵻz ðæt hˌævɪŋ wˈɑːʃt ðˌɛm, hiː wɪl nˈaʊ pɹəsˈiːd tə dɹˈaɪ ˈaɪhəm, fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ pˈɜːpəs hiː pˈɔːɹz ˌoʊvɚ ðˌɛm ɐ lˈɪɾəl spˈɪɹɪts ʌv wˈaɪn, tə wˌɪtʃ hiː sˈɛts fˈɪaɪɚ. ˈæftɚ lˈɛɾɪŋ ðˌɛm blˈeɪz fɚɹə mˈoʊmənt ɔːɹ tˈuː mˈɑːdɚn mˈædʒɪk. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn hiː klˈæps ɔnðə kˈʌvɚ. " jʊɹ hˈændkɚtʃˌiːfs ɑːɹ nˈaʊ dɹˈaɪd, lˈeɪdiz ænd dʒˈɛntəlmən," hiː sˈɛz, ˈɛm bˌʌt aɪ hæv stˈɪl tə fˈoʊld ænd ˈaɪɚn ðˌɛm. ɪt dʌznˌɑːt tˈeɪk vˈɛɹi lˈɔŋ, æz juː wɪl sˈiː."