DR.  CHOVET  at  one  time  lived  directly  opposite  the  "  White
Swan  Hotel,"  in  Race  Street,  above  Third  Street.  He  it  was  who,
by  his  genius,  professional  skill,  and  perseverance,  finally  perfected
those  wonderful  (at  the  time)  anatomical  preparations  in  wax,
which,  since  his  death,  have  been  in  possession  of  the  Pennsylvania
Hospital :  those  anatomical  preparations,  the  very  sight  of  which
is  calculated  to  fill  the  mind  with  solemn  awe.  In  1778,  he  adver-
tised his  anatomical  lectures  to  take  place  at  his  amphitheatre,  at
his  dwelling-house  in  Water  Street,  near  the  old  ferry,  to  continue


DR.    A.    CHOVET.
