text_original: Some of the disease germs thus so liberally sown will undoubtedly, if they have not done so already, effect a permanent lodgment in this city or in the surrounding country. You have, therefore, a distinct local interest in the subject of tropical diseases. But over and above this limited, and, if I might call it so, parochial and selfish interest, as one of the great cities of a great country you have in this matter a duty to the nation and to humanity at large.
text_transcription: SOME OF THE DISEASE GERMS THUS SO LIBERALLY SOWN WILL UNDOUBTEDLY IF THEY HAVE NOT DONE SO ALREADY EFFECT A PERMANENT LODGMENT IN THIS CITY OR IN THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY YOU HAVE THEREFORE A DISTINCT LOCAL INTEREST IN THE SPREAD OF TROPICAL DISEASES BUT OVER AND ABOVE THIS LIMITED AND IF YOU MIGHT CALL IT SO PAROCHIAL AND SELFISH INTEREST AS ONE OF THE GREAT CITIES OF A GREAT COUNTRY YOU HAVE IN THIS MATTER A DUTY TO THE NATION AND TO HUMANITY AT LARGE
phonemes: sˌʌm ʌvðə dɪzˈiːz dʒˈɜːmz ðˈʌs sˌoʊ lˈɪbɚɹəli sˈoʊn wɪl ʌndˈaʊɾᵻdli, ɪf ðeɪ hɐvnˌɑːt dˈʌn sˌoʊ ɔːlɹˈɛdi, ɪfˈɛkt ɐ pˈɜːmənənt lˈɑːdʒmənt ɪn ðɪs sˈɪɾi ɔːɹ ɪnðə sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ kˈʌntɹi. juː hˈæv, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, ɐ dɪstˈɪŋkt lˈoʊkəl ˈɪntɹɛst ɪnðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ʌv tɹˈɑːpɪkəl dɪzˈiːzᵻz. bˌʌt ˌoʊvɚ ænd əbˌʌv ðɪs lˈɪmɪɾᵻd, ænd, ɪf aɪ mˌaɪt kˈɔːl ɪt sˈoʊ, pæɹˈɑːkɪəl ænd sˈɛlfɪʃ ˈɪntɹɛst, æz wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾiz əvə ɡɹˈeɪt kˈʌntɹi juː hæv ɪn ðɪs mˈæɾɚɹ ɐ dˈuːɾi tə ðə nˈeɪʃən ænd tə hjuːmˈænᵻɾi æt lˈɑːɹdʒ.