text_original: It is of practical as well as of scientific interest, there  fore, to endeavour to ascertain the details of its life THE SLEEPING SICKNESS. 127 history, and more especially to determine the way in which it is acquired.
text_transcription: IT IS OF PRACTICAL AS WELL AS OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST THEREFOR TO ENDEAVOR TO ASCERTAIN THE DETAILS OF ITS LIFE HISTORY AND MORE ESPECIALLY TO DETERMINE THE WAY IN WHICH IT IS ACQUIRED
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz ʌv pɹˈæktɪkəl æz wˈɛl æz ʌv saɪəntˈɪfɪk ˈɪntɹɛst, ðɛɹ fˈɔːɹ, tʊ ɛndˈɛvɚ tʊ ˌæsɚtˈeɪn ðə diːtˈeɪlz ʌv ɪts lˈaɪf ðə slˈiːpɪŋ sˈɪknəs. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən hˈɪstɚɹi, ænd mˈɔːɹ ɪspˈɛʃəli tə dɪtˈɜːmɪn ðə wˈeɪ ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɪɾ ɪz ɐkwˈaɪɚd.