When he tottered through the streets of his little home town people pointed him out as the "oldest inhabitant." At times this childishly pleased him, but on other occasions the old man regretted that his days of usefulness and activity were passed, and longed to be young again. By great fortune he managed to attract the attention of a wonderful magician, who knew what he wanted, and found a way of giving it to him. Through a magical drink, which Myriah, master of mysteries, provided, the old man became young again for the short space of one hour. Within that time he went out and played in the snow, and even went in swimming in icy cold water surrounded with ice. What he did was real, hut his little time of youthfulness was over all too soon, and at the end of the hour he was back as he had been before, a feeble, helpless old man, noted among his fellow townsmen only because of his great age.
—Moving Picture World synopsis