Dr.+Heidegger's+Experiement

Summary Setting: ** New England, 1800s **

Doctor Heidegger invites four elderly guests to his home. The three men had all once loved the woman. The woman had been very beautiful when she was younger. Dr. Heidegger asks them to take part in an experiment. He puts a dead rose in some water. The rose blooms. He says that the water is from the Fountain of Youth. All his guests agree to drink the water. Heidegger warns them to behave well and to set a good example if they become young again. The first glass of water that the four people drink makes them look healthy. The second glass brings them into middle age. The third glass makes them young. They make fun of old Heidegger. The men flirt with the now pretty woman. They begin to fight over her. They knock over the table and spill the water. The four become old again. Dr. Heidegger tells his guests what he has learned from the experiment: he does not want to be young again. His guests, however, decide to search for the Fountain of Youth.

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