JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="contentHolder"></div>

CSS

#contentHolder{
    display:none;
}

JavaScript

var txt = new Array("1st", "2nd", "3rd");
var $contentHolder = $('#contentHolder');
(function show(i) {
    $contentHolder.fadeOut(function(){
        $(this).text( txt[i] ).slideDown(function(){
            show( txt.length !== ++i ? i : 0 )
        });
    })  
})(0)