Bechamp or Pasteur? (ePub)

Bechamp or Pasteur? contains new editions of two titles which have been available only sporadically in the decades since their publication.

R. Pearson's Pasteur: Plagiarist, Imposter was originally published in 1942, and is a succinct introduction to both Louis Pasteur and Antoine Bechamp, and the reasons behind the troubled relationship that they shared for their entire working lives.

Whereas Pearson's work is a valuable introduction to an often complex topic, it is Ethel Douglas Hume's expansive and well-documented Bechamp or Pasteur? A Lost Chapter in the History of Biology which provides the main body of evidence. It covers the main points of contention between Bechamp and Pasteur in depth sufficient to satisfy any degree of scientific or historical scrutiny, and it contains, wherever possible, detailed references to the source material and supporting evidence.

Virtually no claim in Ms Hume's book is undocumented. The reader will soon discern that neither Mr Pearson nor Ms Hume could ever be called fans of Pasteur or his 'science'. They both declare their intentions openly; that they wish to contribute to the undoing of a massive medical and scientific fraud.

The text of both titles has been extensively re-edited so as to modernise the use of English, and make the book easier to read than has been the case with previous facsimile editions. Included are new renderings of all the diagrams that were included in the original edition of Mr Pearson's Pasteur: Plagiarist, Imposter, plus there is a small collection of what photographs of Professor Bechamp are available.

PASTEUR: PLAGIARIST, IMPOSTER

by R. B. Pearson

Author's Preface
1. The Prior History of the Germ Theory
2. Béchamp, Pasteur, and Fermentation
3. Vinous Fermentation
4. Béchamp's Microzymas or 'little bodies'
5. Silkworm Disease: Another Steal!
6. Pasteur also a Faker: Antisepsis
7. Are Biologicals Injurious?
8. Animal Serology: Anthrax
9. Statistics
10. Real Immunity

BÉCHAMP OR PASTEUR? A LOST CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF BIOLOGY

by Ethel Douglas Hume

Author's Preface
1. Introduction

Part One: The Mystery of Fermentation
2. A Babel of Theories
3. Pasteur's Memoirs of 1857
4. Béchamp's 'Beacon Experiment'
5. Claims and Contradictions
6. The Soluble Ferment
7. Rival Theories and Workers
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Part Two: The Microzymas 
8. The 'little bodies'
9. Diseases of Silkworms
10. Laboratory Experiments
11. Nature's Experiments
12. A Plagiarism Frustrated
13. Microzymas in General
14. Modern Confirmations of Béchamp

Part Three: The Cult of the Microbe 
15. The Origin of 'Preventive Medicine'
16. The International Medical Congress and some Pasteurian Fiascos
17. Hydrophobia
18. A Few Examples of the Cult in Theory and in Practice
19. Some Lessons of World War I and a Few Reflections on World War II
20. The Writing on the Wall
21. Conclusion