Camphor
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Camphor is a waxy, colorless solid with a strong aroma derived from the wood of the camphor laurel, a large evergreen tree found in East Asia; and in the kapur tree, a tall timber tree from South East
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William Henry Harrison
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William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States from March to April 1841. He died 31 days into his term, making him the shortest serving president and the first president to die in
Camphor
…as an analeptic by injection, and to induce seizures in schizophrenic people in an attempt to treat psychosis. The 9th President of the United States, William Henry Harrison, was administered camphor by his physician Thomas Miller in the final days of his life. Camphor has limited use in veterinary medicine by intramuscular…
Portrait, c. 1840
An engraved portrait print of Harrison at age 27, as a delegate member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Northwest Territory, by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, c. 1800
1915 depiction of Tecumseh, believed to be copying an 1808 sketch
This portrait of Harrison originally showed him in civilian clothes as a congressional delegate in 1800; the uniform was added after service in the War of 1812.