text_original: As for remedies, they were purely empirical; re  sort was had to sulphur, sugar, ground mus  tard, ashes, etc., and all of them were quite in vain.
text_transcription: AS FOR REMEDIES THEY WERE PURELY EMPIRICAL RESORT WAS HAD TO SULPHUR SUGAR GROUND MUSTARD ASHES ET CETERA AND ALL OF THEM WERE QUITE IN VAIN
phonemes: æz fɔːɹ ɹˈɛmədiz, ðeɪ wɜː pjˈʊɹli ɛmpˈɪɹɪkəl; ɹˌiː sˈɔːɹt wʌz hædtə sˈʌlfɚ, ʃˈʊɡɚ, ɡɹˈaʊnd mˈʌs tˈɑːɹd, ˈæʃᵻz, ɛtsˈɛtɹə., ænd ˈɔːl ʌv ðˌɛm wɜː kwˈaɪt ɪn vˈeɪn.