text_original: There is reason and significance in this. The foot and leg are just those parts of a Negro's or Indian's body that are most frequently brought into con  tact with water — that is to say, the element required by the embryo Guinea worm in its first step in extra corporeal existence.
text_transcription: THERE IS REASON AND SIGNIFICANCE IN THIS THE FOOT AND LEG ARE JUST THOSE PARTS OF A NEGROES OR INDIAN'S BODY THAT ARE MOST FREQUENTLY BROUGHT INTO CONTACT WITH WATER THAT IS TO SAY THE ELEMENT REQUIRED BY THE EMBRYO GUINEA WORM IN ITS FIRST STEP IN EXTRA CORPOREAL EXISTENCE
phonemes: ðɛɹ ɪz ɹˈiːzən ænd sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəns ɪn ðˈɪs. ðə fˈʊt ænd lˈɛɡ ɑːɹ dʒˈʌst ðoʊz pˈɑːɹts əvə nˈiːɡɹoʊz ɔːɹ ˈɪndiənz bˈɑːdi ðæt ɑːɹ mˈoʊst fɹˈiːkwəntli bɹˈɔːt ˌɪntʊ kˈɑːn tˈækt wɪð wˈɔːɾɚ — ðæt ɪz tə sˈeɪ, ðɪ ˈɛlɪmənt ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd baɪ ðɪ ˈɛmbɹɪˌoʊ ɡˈɪni wˈɜːm ɪn ɪts fˈɜːst stˈɛp ɪn ˈɛkstɹə kˈɔːɹpɔːɹˌiəl ɛɡzˈɪstəns.