text_original: Paste is preferable. If the book is very thick a piece of thin calico may be pasted to the back and allowed to dry, the surplus being taken away afterwards. In flexible work care must be taken that the cleaning off stick is not forced too hard against the bands, or the thread being moist will break, or the paper being wet will tear, or the bands may become shifted.
text_transcription: PASTE IS PREFERABLE IF THE BOOK IS VERY THICK A PIECE OF THIN CALICO MAY BE PASTED TO THE BACK AND ALLOWED TO DRY THE SURPLUS BEING TAKEN AWAY AFTERWARDS IN FLEXIBLE WORK CARE MUST BE TAKEN THAT THE CLEANING OFF STICK IS NOT FORCED TOO HARD AGAINST THE BANDS OR THE THREAD BEING MOIST WILL BREAK OR THE PAPER BEING WET WILL TEAR OR THE BANDS MAY BECOME SHIFTED
phonemes: pˈeɪst ɪz pɹɪfˈɜːɹəbəl. ɪf ðə bˈʊk ɪz vˈɛɹi θˈɪk ɐ pˈiːs ʌv θˈɪn kˈælɪkˌoʊ mˈeɪ biː pˈeɪstᵻd tə ðə bˈæk ænd ɐlˈaʊd tə dɹˈaɪ, ðə sˈɜːplʌs bˌiːɪŋ tˈeɪkən ɐwˈeɪ ˈæftɚwɚdz. ɪn flˈɛksɪbəl wˈɜːk kˈɛɹ mˈʌst biː tˈeɪkən ðætðə klˈiːnɪŋ ˈɔf stˈɪk ɪz nˌɑːt fˈɔːɹst tˈuː hˈɑːɹd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə bˈændz, ɔːɹ ðə θɹˈɛd bˌiːɪŋ mˈɔɪst wɪl bɹˈeɪk, ɔːɹ ðə pˈeɪpɚ bˌiːɪŋ wˈɛt wɪl tˈɛɹ, ɔːɹ ðə bˈændz mˈeɪ bɪkˌʌm ʃˈɪftᵻd.