[Servant of the 9]

This may be an especially good time to stay out of hospitals and doctors offices and maybe even occasionally to wash our hands.

My son had an ingrown toenail removed the other day.
The Dr. painted his whole big toe with Gentian Violet.

Gentian Violet is an extremely powerful antiseptic that is also a permanent dye. Any skin it gets on stays a bright purple till it wears away.
It has always been used on animals, but they haven't felt it necessary to use it on people since the invention of antibiotics.

I take this to mean the antibiotic resistant staph and strep are gaining ground.

So9

[Darksheare]

Yikes.
Doesn't that stuff sting like mad as well?

[catpuppy]

Swerve, I remember the days of Gentian Violet as well as Witch Hazel, Merthiolate and Mercurochrome. The latter two contained mercury and were good antibiotics which are hard if not impossible to find these days. That Gentian Violet did last for a long time on the skin.

[catpuppy]

One kind of gentian grows wild along the branch at my place in the mountains. I don't know if it is the type used to make dye/anti-septic.

[.38sw]

I take this to mean the antibiotic resistant staph and strep are gaining ground.

I think I saw an article the other day that antibiotic resistant staph is showing up outside of hospital settings. Ain't that peachy...