text_original: Uri, Schwitz, Unterwalden and Glarus, the four forest cantons, were rural communities of the purest and most typical kind ; the government was in the hands of the sovereign people, who met in open air assemblies to arrange all matters of importance, and on smaller affairs delegated their powers to an elective Council.
text_transcription: URI SCHWITZ UNTIVATEN AND GLARUS THE FOUR FOREST CANTONS WERE RURAL COMMUNITIES OF THE PUREST AND MOST TYPICAL KIND THE GOVERNMENT WAS IN THE HANDS OF THE SOVEREIGN PEOPLE WHO MET IN OPEN AIR ASSEMBLIES TO ARRANGE ALL MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE AND ON SMALLER AFFAIRS DELEGATED THEIR POWERS TO AN ELECTIVE COUNCIL
phonemes: jˈʊɹɹi, ʃwˈɪts, ʌntˈɜːwɔldən ænd ɡlˈɑːɹɹəs, ðə fˈɔːɹ fˈɔːɹɪst kˈæntɑːnz, wɜː ɹˈʊɹɹəl kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz ʌvðə pjˈʊɹɹɪst ænd mˈoʊst tˈɪpɪkəl kˈaɪnd ; ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʌz ɪnðə hˈændz ʌvðə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn pˈiːpəl, hˌuː mˈɛt ɪn ˈoʊpən ˈɛɹ ɐsˈɛmblɪz tʊ ɚɹˈeɪndʒ ˈɔːl mˈæɾɚz ʌv ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns, ænd ˌɔn smˈɔːlɚɹ ɐfˈɛɹz dˈɛlɪɡˌeɪɾᵻd ðɛɹ pˈaʊɚz tʊ ɐn ᵻlˈɛktɪv kˈaʊnsəl.