- Workers in a pottery factory labor in unhealthy, unventilated and dangerous conditions, but the plant's wealthy owner doesn't see any need to change things. It's not long before one of his workers falls ill to tuberculosis, and soon the owner learns the meaning of the old adage, "What goes around comes around".—frankfob2@yahoo.com
- When young Dr. Jordan was called to Valatia to study the sanitary conditions in an effort to reduce the alarming death rate, he quickly discovered that the principal source of infection was Harrison Pratt's pottery factory, together with the hovels which he maintained tenements for his employees. Jordan called on Pratt and remonstrated with him, to no avail. A public preventorium was established to care for the incipient cases, and one of the most enthusiastic workers was Eloise Pratt. The mutual interest in humanitarian projects brought Eloise and Dr. Jordan together and in a short while their interest became more personal. The suffering among the poorer classes was very acute, the case of the Swanson family being a good illustration of the general condition. Dr. Jordan did all in his power to alleviate matters, but the fact that the Pratt factory and tenements remained in their original condition, made it practically impossible to stop the scourge. Jordan was invited to the Pratt home on the occasion of Eloise's birthday party. The girl's beauty so captivated him that he declared his love for her and was accepted. Mr. Pratt, learning of this, became furious and ordered Jordan out of the house. Eloise did everything in her power to convince her father of Jordan's worthiness, to no avail, as Pratt's anger was added to by the appearance of an editorial written by Jordan in which he denounced the conditions on the Pratt properties. It was shortly after this that Eloise was taken ill and it developed that one of the Swanson girls had communicated the disease to the household. On the family physician's advice Jordan was called in and it was only owing to his skill that her life was saved. This happening thoroughly convinced Pratt of the real need of reform and he became reconciled to his daughter's marriage and even placed his country home at Jordan's disposal for a sanitarium.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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