text_original: Then I whispered the nurses to bring cotton and oakum, and little cushions; made them put the cotton and oakum, in small tufts, to my index fingers; and while I crooned my directions in a sing song lullaby air, I worked in this support, gradually and imper  ceptibly withdrawing my hands, until I could sub  stitute the little cushions for the force by which, they held the muscle in proper position.
text_transcription: THEN I WHISPERED THE NURSES TO BRING COTTON AND OAKUM AND LITTLE CUSHIONS MADE THEM PUT THE COTTON AND OAKUM IN SMALL TUFTS TO MY INDEX FINGERS AND WHILE I CROONED MY DIRECTIONS IN A SING SONG LULLA BY AIR I WORKED IN THIS SUPPORT GRADUALLY AND IMPERCEPTIBLY WITHDRAWING MY HANDS UNTIL I COULD SUBSTITUTE THE LITTLE CUSHIONS FOR THE FORCE BY WHICH THEY HELD THE MUSCLE IN PROPER POSITION
phonemes: ðˈɛn aɪ wˈɪspɚd ðə nˈɜːsᵻz tə bɹˈɪŋ kˈɑːʔn̩ ænd ˈoʊkəm, ænd lˈɪɾəl kˈʊʃənz; mˌeɪd ðˌɛm pˌʊt ðə kˈɑːʔn̩ ænd ˈoʊkəm, ɪn smˈɔːl tˈʌfts, tə maɪ ˈɪndɛks fˈɪŋɡɚz; ænd wˌaɪl aɪ kɹˈuːnd maɪ dᵻɹˈɛkʃənz ɪn ɐ sˈɪŋ sˈɔŋ lˈʌləbˌaɪ ˈɛɹ, aɪ wˈɜːkt ɪn ðɪs səpˈɔːɹt, ɡɹˈædʒuːəli ænd ɪmpˈɜː sˈɛptᵻbli wɪθdɹˈɔːɪŋ maɪ hˈændz, ʌntˈɪl aɪ kʊd sˈʌb stˈɪɾuːt ðə lˈɪɾəl kˈʊʃənz fɚðə fˈɔːɹs baɪ wˈɪtʃ, ðeɪ hˈɛld ðə mˈʌsəl ɪn pɹˈɑːpɚ pəzˈɪʃən.