text_original: THE CURATIVE POISON 123 As in the case of the fermentation of grapes, this was a side issue of his theory of germs, but at this epoch he was studying them mainly from the pathological point of view, and we know that he was interested above all in dis  eases of a microbic origin.
text_transcription: THS AS IN THE CASE OF THE FERMENTATION OF GRAPES THIS WAS A SIDE ISSUE OF HIS THEORY OF GERMS BUT AT THIS EPOCH HE WAS STUDYING THEM MAINLY FROM THE PATHOLOGICAL POINT OF VIEW AND WE KNOW THAT HE WAS INTERESTED ABOVE ALL IN THE DISEASES OF A MICROBIC ORIGIN
phonemes: ðə kjˈʊɹɹətˌɪv pˈɔɪzən wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː æz ɪnðə kˈeɪs ʌvðə fɜːməntˈeɪʃən ʌv ɡɹˈeɪps, ðɪs wʌzɐ sˈaɪd ˈɪʃuː ʌv hɪz θˈiəɹi ʌv dʒˈɜːmz, bˌʌt æt ðɪs ˈɛpɑːk hiː wʌz stˈʌdiɪŋ ðˌɛm mˈeɪnli fɹʌmðə pˌæθəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl pˈɔɪnt ʌv vjˈuː, ænd wiː nˈoʊ ðæt hiː wʌz ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd əbˌʌv ˈɔːl ɪn dˈɪs ˈiːzᵻz əvə maɪkɹˈoʊbɪk ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn.