text_original: He considerately admits that it may be cruelty to kill a snake or a toad in cold blood, but then he goes on to point out that '^ the poison of their nature makes it a charity to our neighbors to destroy these creatures — not for any personal injury received, but for prevention ; not for the evil they have done, but the evil they may do."
text_transcription: HE CONSIDERATELY ADMITS THAT IT MAY BE CRUELTY TO KILL A SNAKE OR A TOAD IN COLD BLOOD BUT THEN HE GOES ON TO POINT OUT THAT THE POISON OF THEIR NATURE MAKES IT A CHARITY TO OUR NEIGHBORS TO DESTROY THESE CREATURES NOT FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURY RECEIVED BUT FOR PREVENTION NOT FOR THE EVIL THEY HAVE DONE BUT THE EVIL THEY MAY DO
phonemes: hiː kənsˈɪdɚɹətli ɐdmˈɪts ðˌɐɾɪt mˈeɪ biː kɹˈuːəlti tə kˈɪl ɐ snˈeɪk ɔːɹ ɐ tˈoʊd ɪn kˈoʊld blˈʌd, bˌʌt ðˈɛn hiː ɡoʊz ˌɔn tə pˈɔɪnt ˈaʊt ðæt ðə pˈɔɪzən ʌv ðɛɹ nˈeɪtʃɚ mˌeɪks ɪɾ ɐ tʃˈæɹᵻɾi tʊ ˌaʊɚ nˈeɪbɚz tə dᵻstɹˈɔɪ ðiːz kɹˈiːtʃɚz — nˌɑːt fɔːɹ ˌɛni pˈɜːsənəl ˈɪndʒɚɹi ɹᵻsˈiːvd, bˌʌt fɔːɹ pɹɪvˈɛnʃən ; nˌɑːt fɚðɪ ˈiːvəl ðeɪ hæv dˈʌn, bˌʌt ðɪ ˈiːvəl ðeɪ mˈeɪ dˈuː."