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This volume contains new editions of two books 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 Béchamp, 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 Béchamp 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 Béchamp 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 – to have access to more material, one would need to be able to read French, and go to the original source material.
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 publication of this present edition of their work is undertaken with complete empathy for that intention.
The text of both books has been comprehensively re-edited – for style more than content – the intention being to make for easier reading than the style of language used in the first half of the twentieth century would otherwise allow. I hope that the end result is an improvement, and that the authors would approve. I think they would.
I intend to publish in due course a collection of modern writings on Béchamp and pleomorphism. Any researchers who wish to be involved in such a project by contributing material or otherwise can make contact via the web site at www.bechamp.org.
David Major
November 2006
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The Prior History of the Germ Theory Béchamp, Pasteur, and Fermentation Vinous Fermentation Béchamp’s Microzymas or ‘little bodies' Silkworm Disease: Another Steal! Pasteur also a Faker: Antisepsis Are Biologicals Injurious? Animal Serology: Anthrax Statistics Real Immunity Real Immunity |
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 |
Author’s Preface Introduction Part One: The Mystery of Fermentation A Babel of Theories Pasteur’s Memoirs of 1857 Béchamp’s ‘Beacon Experiment’ Claims and Contradictions The Soluble Ferment Rival Theories and Workers Part Two: The Microzymas The ‘little bodies’ Diseases of Silkworms Laboratory Experiments Nature’s Experiments A Plagiarism Frustrated Microzymas in General Modern Confirmations of Béchamp Part Three: The Cult of the Microbe The Origin of ‘Preventive Medicine’ The International Medical Congress and some Pasteurian Fiascos Hydrophobia A Few Examples of the Cult in Theory and in Practice Some Lessons of World War I and a Few Reflections on World War II The Writing on the Wall Conclusion |
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Pasteur: Plagiarist, Impostor The Germ Theory Exploded
by R.B. Pearson
was first published in 1942.
Béchamp or Pasteur? A Lost Chapter in the History of Biology
by Ethel Douglas Hume>
was first published in 1923.
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