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There are few of us who cannot remember the time our old "family doctor," gray whiskered and bespectacled, came gravely into the room, looked at our tongues, felt our pulses, gave us eight grains of quinine, admonished our mothers to keep ...See moreThere are few of us who cannot remember the time our old "family doctor," gray whiskered and bespectacled, came gravely into the room, looked at our tongues, felt our pulses, gave us eight grains of quinine, admonished our mothers to keep the doors and windows closed. This film tells the story of one of these hard-headed old doctors, grown old in his native village, snug and content with his methods, refusing to accept the new and better theories; his patients believing in him only because he has gotten to be a habit. Old Dr. Fogg takes his son into partnership in his practice. The young doctor is of the new school and tries hard to teach his father the value of latter-day methods, but without avail. While he is out on a call one of the doctor's patients has a relapse and the son answers the call. He sees at once the error in his father's treatment, and immediately throws open the windows, discards the old-fashioned nauseous doses and replaces them with a light tonic. The patient, a pretty girl, takes on the young doctor's cheerfulness at once and begins to recover. A plan is laid to save the old doctor's feelings and at the same time take advantage of his son's more effective treatment. His medicines are brought and the windows closed during his visits, only to be changed again at his departure. The patient waxes strong and a love story is developed between her and the young doctor. In a pathetic scene the old doctor is told of the subterfuge, but is broad enough to see the error of the old way and the story ends with his quiet retirement, leaving the practice in his son's hands. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less