Cleave’s
Biographical Cyclopædia of
Homœopathic Physicians and Surgeons
By Egbert Cleave
Presented by Sylvain Cazalet
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CHARLES HOMER, M. D., of Tarentum, Penna., was born in Freeport,
Armstrong county, Penna., May 31st, 1840. When two years old, his father
removed to Allegheny City, where he lived until his sixteenth year.
Removing then to Preston county, Va., he remained there one year, and
returned to Allegheny City. He was educated in the Fourth Ward Public
School in that city. After leaving school, he commenced the study for
the ministry when nineteen years of age. Finding trouble in using his
voice from some derangement of the bronchial organs, he was dissuaded
from the prosecution of his plans, and commenced the study of medicine,
with Dr. J. F. Cooper, of Allegheny City, to whom, for his kindness and
labor in his behalf, he has ever entertained the liveliest gratitude. He
prosecuted his studies diligently until he graduated at the Homœopathic
College at Philadelphia, March 2d, 1864. Commencing practice in Etna,
Allegheny county, Penna., March 10th, 1864, he continued, until, in
February, 1867, he became resident physician and surgeon of the
Homœopathic Hospital of Pittsburgh. His health failing, in six months
he resigned and removed to Tarentum, Allegheny county. He found a bitter
hatred of homœopathy existent in the community ; but patience,
perseverance, and -much more- success, have wrought a thorough change in
public sentiment on the subject, and now Dr. Lee has the best practice
in the place. The beginning of his residence at Tarentum was marked with
great difficulties from the misrepresentations and falsehoods of his
opponents. He was reported as understanding nothing of surgery or
midwifery ; but these were met by successful performances in both
departments of practice. And when, in order to compel him to leave, they
reduced their charges, he made no reduction and increased his practice.In 1860, December 27th,
he was married to Miss Lizzie A. McGee, of Addison, Somerset county,
Penna. He has two relatives -an uncle, Dr. J. X. Lee, of Philadelphia,
and a brother, Dr. J. K. Lee, of Johnstown, Cambria county- who are homœopathic
physicians.When commencing the
study of medicine, he took up the allopathic system, which he pursued
for six months ; but while reading “Watson on Practice,”
he became bewildered in its treatment of disease. Hahnemann’s
“Organon” coming into his hands, he read it with eagerness,
and found in the system propounded by him the solid grounds on which the
true medical practice is based, and cordially adopted it, and up to the
present time he has never regretted the change. He says the longer he is
in the practice of homœopathy the more confirmed is he in the
fundamental principles of its curative effects.Source
: Cleave’s Biographical Cyclopædia of Homœopathic Physicians and
Surgeons By Egbert Cleave