text_original: The remedies applied were indubitably caustic ; but not more caustic than the gravity and prevalence of the disease demanded. No " rose water surgery " (to use Carlyle's phrase) could have sufficed.
text_transcription: THE REMEDIES APPLIED WERE INDUBITABLY CAUSTIC BUT NOT MORE CAUSTIC THAN THE GRAVITY AND PREVALENCE OF THE DISEASE DEMANDED NO ROSE WATER SURGERY TO USE CARLYLE'S PHRASE COULD HAVE SUFFICED
phonemes: ðə ɹˈɛmədiz ɐplˈaɪd wɜːɹ ɪndˈuːbɪɾəbli kˈɔːstɪk ; bˌʌt nˌɑːt mˈɔːɹ kˈɔːstɪk ðɐn ðə ɡɹˈævᵻɾi ænd pɹˈɛvələns ʌvðə dɪzˈiːz dᵻmˈændᵻd. nˈoʊ " ɹˈoʊz wˈɔːɾɚ sˈɜːdʒɚɹi " (tə jˈuːz kˈɑːɹlaɪlz fɹˈeɪz) kˌʊdɐv səfˈaɪst.