text_original: Becoming con  vinced that the majority of deaths were caused by wounds coming in contact with external THE CURATIVE POISON 119 germs, he recommended to the operating sur  geons a method of antiseptic dressing, based upon his discovery of microbes in the air.
text_transcription: BECOMING CONVINCED THAT THE MAJORITY OF DEATHS WERE CAUSED BY WOUNDS COMING IN CONTACT WITH EXTERNAL GERMS HE RECOMMENDED TO THE OPERATING SURGEONS A METHOD OF ANTISEPTIC DRESSING BASED UPON HIS DISCOVERY OF MICROBES IN THE AIR
phonemes: bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ kˈɑːn vˈɪnst ðætðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv dˈɛθs wɜː kˈɔːzd baɪ wˈuːndz kˈʌmɪŋ ɪn kˈɑːntækt wɪð ɛkstˈɜːnəl ðə kjˈʊɹɹətˌɪv pˈɔɪzən wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn dʒˈɜːmz, hiː ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd tə ðɪ ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ sˈɜː dʒənz ɐ mˈɛθəd ʌv ˌæntɪsˈɛptɪk dɹˈɛsɪŋ, bˈeɪst əpˌɑːn hɪz dɪskˈʌvɚɹi ʌv mˈaɪkɹoʊbz ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹ.