“Tubercular disease, particularly pulmonary consumption, is not so much seen as in the interior of Kentucky. Our exemption from pulmonary consumption is remarkable, and it would be a matter of much interest if a registration could be made of all the deaths from it, so that we could compare them with those of other places.
“For the truth of the remarks as to the extent and frequency of the diseases enumerated we rely solely upon what we have observed ourselves, and upon what we have verbally gathered from our professional friends.
“This exemption of Louisville from disease, can be accounted for in no other way than from its natural situation, and from what has been done in grading, in building, and in laying off the streets.
“Louisville is situated on an open plain, where the wind has access from every direction; upon a sandy soil, which readily absorbs the water that falls upon it; susceptible of adequate drainings; supplied bountifully with pure lime stone water, which is filtered through a depth of thirty or forty feet of sand; its streets are wide and laid off at right angles—north and south, east and west—giving the freest ventilation; and the buildings compact, comfortable, and generally so constructed as to be dry and to admit freely the fresh air. It is situated upon the border of the beautiful Ohio, and environed by one of the richest agricultural districts in the world, supplying it with abundance of food, and all the comforts and luxuries of life. It must, under the guidance of science and wise legislation, become, if it is not already, one of the healthiest cities in the world. Its proximity to the rapids of the Ohio may add to its salubrity, and it is certain that the evening breezes wafted over them, produce an exhilarating effect, beyond what is derived from the perpetual music of the roar of the falls.”
It may be proper to add the following table of the comparative statistics of annual mortality of the resident population as ascertained from official sources.
| In | Louisville | the | deaths | are | one | to | 50. |
| Philadelphia | do | do | 36. | ||||
| New York | do | do | 37. | ||||
| Boston | do | do | 38. | ||||
| Cincinnati | do | do | 35. | ||||
| Naples | do | do | 28. | ||||
| Paris | do | do | 33. | ||||
| London | do | do | 39. | ||||
| Glasgow | do | do | 44. |
The Market Houses of Louisville, five in number and all located upon Market Street, are profusely supplied with every production of this latitude. Markets are held every day, and prices are much lower than in Eastern cities. The Kentucky beef and pork which is everywhere so celebrated, is here found in its true perfection. The vegetables and fruits peculiar to this climate, are also offered in excellent order and in great abundance. Irish and sweet potatoes, green peas, corn, cucumbers, lettuce, radishes, asparagus, celery, salsafie, pie plant, melons, peaches, apples, cherries, strawberries, and many other vegetables and fruits are plentifully supplied. The Irish potato is sold at from twenty-five to forty cents per bushel, green peas command about twenty cents per peck, strawberries fifty cents per gallon. The choice pieces of beef can be had at from six to eight cents per pound, less desirable pieces bring three and four cents. Pork is bought at about five cents per pound. Turkies bring fifty to seventy-five cents each. Spring chickens, from seventy-five to one dollar and fifty cents per dozen. Ducks, fifteen to twenty-five cents each. Eggs are sold at four to eight cents per dozen. Butter, fifteen to twenty cents per pound. The lamb and mutton sold in this market, cannot be surpassed in point of quality in the United States. The extreme fertility of the country around Louisville, and its perfect adaptation to the wants of the gardener and the stockraiser, must always give to this city the advantage of an excellent and cheap provision market.
The following is a list of all the publications issued from this city:
| Journal | Daily and Weekly | Whig. |
| Courier | "" | " |
| Times | "" | Democrat. |
| Democrat | "" | " |
| Beobachter am Ohio | "" | " |
| Louisville Anzeiger | "" | " |
| Union | Daily | Neutral. |
| Bulletin | " | " |
| Sunday Varieties | Weekly | " |
| Presbyterian Herald | " | Presbyterian. |
| Western Recorder | " | Baptist. |
| Watchman and Evangelist | " | Cumb. Presby. |
| Christian Advocate | " | Methodist. |
| Kentucky New Era | Semi-Monthly | Temperance. |
| Christian Repository | Monthly | Baptist. |
| Indian Advocate | " | " |
| Bible Advocate | " | Neutral. |
| Theological Medium | " | Cumb. Presby. |
| Western Journal of Medicine and Surgery | Monthly. | |
| Transylvania Medical Journal | " |