text_original: Dumas, commissioned to present to the Senate the peti  tion from the affected district, having confi  dence in the genius of Pasteur, begged him to consent to go and study on the spot this disease of the silk worms, which was proving so fatal to a national industry that in the single district of Alais it had caused within five years a loss of nearly a hundred and fifty million francs.
text_transcription: DUMAS COMMISSIONED TO PRESENT TO THE SENATE THE PETITION FROM THE AFFECTED DISTRICT HAVING CONFIDENCE IN THE GENIUS OF PASTEURS BEGGED HIM TO CONSENT TO GO AND STUDY ON THE SPOT THIS DISEASE OF THE SILKWORMS WHICH WAS PROVING SO FATAL TO A NATIONAL INDUSTRY THAT IN THE SINGLE DISTRICT OF A LAISSE IT HAD CAUSED WITHIN FIVE YEARS A LOSS OF NEARLY A HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION FRANCS
phonemes: dˈuːməz, kəmˈɪʃənd tə pɹɪzˈɛnt tə ðə sˈɛnət ðə pˈɛɾi tɪˈɑːn fɹʌmðɪ ɐfˈɛktᵻd dˈɪstɹɪkt, hˌævɪŋ kˈɑːnfi dˈɛns ɪnðə dʒˈiːnɪəs ʌv pæstˈʊɹ, bˈɛɡd hˌɪm tə kənsˈɛnt tə ɡˌoʊ ænd stˈʌdi ɔnðə spˈɑːt ðɪs dɪzˈiːz ʌvðə sˈɪlk wˈɜːmz, wˌɪtʃ wʌz pɹˈuːvɪŋ sˌoʊ fˈeɪɾəl tʊ ɐ nˈæʃənəl ˈɪndʌstɹi ðæt ɪnðə sˈɪŋɡəl dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv ɐlˈeɪ ɪt hæd kˈɔːzd wɪðˌɪn fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz ɐ lˈɔs ʌv nˌɪɹli ɐ hˈʌndɹɪd ænd fˈɪfti mˈɪliən fɹˈæŋks.