text_original: One thing is certain, i. e., that women never can do efficient and general service in hospitals until their dress is prescribed by laws inexorable as those of the Modes and Persians. Then, that dress should be entirely destitute of steel, starch, whale bone, flounces, and ornaments of all descriptions; sliould rest on the shoulders, have a skirt from the waist to the ankle, and a waist which leaves room for breathing.
text_transcription: ONE THING IS CERTAIN THAT IS THAT WOMEN NEVER CAN DO EFFICIENT AND GENERAL SERVICE IN HOSPITALS UNTIL THEIR DRESS IS PRESCRIBED BY LAWS INEXORABLE AS THOSE OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS THEN THAT DRESS SHOULD BE ENTIRELY DESTITUTE OF STEEL STARCH WHALEBONE FLOUNCES AND ORNAMENTS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS SHOULD REST ON THE SHOULDERS HAVE A SKIRT FROM THE WAIST TO THE ANKLE AND A WAIST WHICH LEAVES ROOM FOR BREATHING
phonemes: wˈʌn θˈɪŋ ɪz sˈɜːʔn̩, ˈaɪ. ˈiː., ðæt wˈɪmɪn nˈɛvɚ kæn dˈuː ɪfˈɪʃənt ænd dʒˈɛnɚɹəl sˈɜːvɪs ɪn hˈɑːspɪɾəlz ʌntˈɪl ðɛɹ dɹˈɛs ɪz pɹɪskɹˈaɪbd baɪ lˈɔːz ɪnˈɛksɚɹəbəl æz ðoʊz ʌvðə mˈoʊdz ænd pˈɜːʒənz. ðˈɛn, ðæt dɹˈɛs ʃˌʊd biː ɛntˈaɪɚli dˈɛstɪtˌuːt ʌv stˈiːl, stˈɑːɹtʃ, wˈeɪl bˈoʊn, flˈaʊnsᵻz, ænd ˈɔːɹnəmənts ʌv ˈɔːl dᵻskɹˈɪpʃənz; slɪˈʊd ɹˈɛst ɔnðə ʃˈoʊldɚz, hæv ɐ skˈɜːt fɹʌmðə wˈeɪst tə ðɪ ˈæŋkəl, ænd ɐ wˈeɪst wˌɪtʃ lˈiːvz ɹˈuːm fɔːɹ bɹˈiːðɪŋ.