> What I was surprised about was drinking it!  That was new
> to me.

Gentian violet used to be used for worms, and people used to take
capsules of it to treat worms.  Don't know if it worked, but I don't
think it did anything bad.  I don't think it matters much if the baby
drinks a little.

> As a wise doctor once told my Father:  "There is a little bit of poison in
> everything."  All medicines have to be used correctly to see their benefit,
> and they can be potentially harmful if misused/overused.

We used to say, "All drugs are poisons, with some beneficial side
effects"

Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC