Cleave’s
Biographical Cyclopædia of
Homœopathic Physicians and Surgeons
By Egbert Cleave
Presented by Sylvain Cazalet
STEN,
JOHN, M. D., of San Francisco, Cal., was born in the town of
Burrillville, R. I., November 6th, 1824. When he was about thirty years
of age he commenced the practice of medicine according to the views of
the eclectic school, and continued in the same for a period of four
years. However, becoming dissatisfied with its principles, he embraced
the Hahnemann theory, and on September 10th, 1858, opened an office in
the town of Rockland, Me. At this time there were but one or two
families resident in that locality who were at all favorable to the new
system ; and besides this paucity of sympathizers, he was obliged
to encounter the opposition of ten allopathic physicians.
Notwithstanding the many obstacles he had to encounter, he succeeded in
overcoming the prejudices of the ignorant, and built up a very large
practice. In the year 1867, he was elected City Physician ; the
position not being sought for, and being absolutely chosen without his
knowledge, shows that a complete change in favor of homœopathy had
taken place since his first settlement in that locality.His practice having
become so extensive that his health was very much impaired, a change of
air and scene was necessary ; and to secure the rest he so much
needed, he resolved to make California his future residence. He left
Rockland in September, 1868, and arrived in San Francisco in November of
the same year. He has already a very excellent and lucrative
patronage ; and having adopted the system of high attenuations and
one remedy at a time, has met with the most marked success.Source
: Cleave’s Biographical Cyclopædia of Homœopathic Physicians and
Surgeons By Egbert Cleave