Show Suffering From Mysterious Paralysis Put Puff Under Quarantine I JOHNSON CITY Tonn M rh 11 Associated Press Press Press-A A quarantine of persons person suffering from a mysterious mysterious mys mys- paralytic malady was in tn force today in Washington Carter and Unicoi counties Announcement J of oC tho the quarantine was made last Jast night by Dr Di S. S 8 S. S l Moody bloody Washington county health officer who v la advised the same name precautions precautions pre pre- cautions as arc mc taken whenever there is jg a a. suspicion of oC contagion through tho limo respiratory organs Ho lIe said all school children in families affected had ha been ben instructed to remain at home but adult members mem mem- hers bers not suffering buffering from front tho malady would l bo be permitted to go o to their businesses they exercised rigid precaution at al home the Probably 98 38 per cent of or Washington county cases havo have u a history which shows drinking said I 60 50 of or Dr Or Moody 1 About 0 per cent time the patients said paid they had recently been drinking Jamaica ginger and ami I many others drawl dran plain plait bootleg This served servant CI to tu our I suspicion sus sus- n that liquor ma may bo ha o the time cau cause c but does not confirm ft It lie said ald a pearl head cold was the tho first Ur-t symptom of tho paralysis followed by a throat Infection numbness s of or ortho Iho tho feet similar to tu the sensation usually culled 1111 sleepy Iy legs Ip s II and nl finally Inability to flex Clex tho the ankle muscles All of those afflicted thus far Car ex- ex except two women and a n year old girl have havo been heen adult males Dr Moody tood said sonic somo experienced pain but many others did not und and unda anda a few v cw were unable to control their thell han hands Latest reports showed that Va Washington lon count county had hall seventy five cases Carter twenty-six twenty and Unicoi four Tho The paralysis first ma mado o its last week |