CHASE, A. P. – Cleave’s Biographical Cyclopædia of Homoeopathic Physicians and Surgeons By E. Cleave

HASE,
A. P., M. D., of Amboy, 4 Ills., was born at Livermore, Oxford
county, Me., on February 18th, 1817. He lived on a farm and attended
school during the winter, until he had reached his eighteenth or
nineteenth year. Then he enjoyed the advantages of an academic course.
Subsequently he taught school for five years -three in Massachusetts,
and two in Virginia. Concluding to enter the medical profession, he
commenced reading under the supervision of W. B. Small, M. D., of East
Livermore, and, in 1845, graduated at Bowdoin Medical School. He
attended two full courses of lectures in that institution, and one at
Harvard Medical School. He spent one year in Boston, visiting the McLean
General Hospital daily.

     On graduating, he
settled in South Abington, Mass., and soon found himself in the
possession of a considerable practice. He remained in that sphere of
action until 1855. During six years of his residence, he was connected
with the schools as one of the superintending committee. From
Massachusetts he removed to Atuboy, where he now lives, and continued to
practice allopathy for two years. Then he had a little patient who
appeared to he in the last stages of croup. He spoke of the case at
home, and remarked that it was useless to afflict the child with any
more medicine as it could not live until morning. It was suggested that
some homœopathic medicine should be used as it would not distress the
patient, and there was a possibility of benefit. Without a particle of
faith in a favorable result he acted upon the suggestion. The effect was
marvelous. In a few hours the child was relieved. This and several other
somewhat similar experiences induced him to undertake a careful
investigation of the whole subject. The more he probed the matter, the
more thoroughly convinced did he become of the truth of the principles
of homœopathy. He therefore gradually changed his practice, and finally
abandoned allopathy altogether. His conversion of course earned for him
the contempt of some of his previous professional associates, and the
persecution of others, although all of them were his juniors in the
“old school.” Nothing dismayed, however, he persevered in his
chosen course, and has reaped, and is reaping, the reward of his
conscientiousness and determination to stand by his convictions of
right. He has a large and pleasant practice among the best classes of
the community. He is also surgeon to the northern division of the
Illinois Central Railroad.

Source
: Cleave’s Biographical Cyclopædia of Homœopathic Physicians and
Surgeons By Egbert Cleave