Gas, effect of, on pictures, i. 98, 105. Generalization in art, i. 76. Geneva, lake of, i. 180; its color, i. 196; letter to journal at, 153; Sundays at, ii. 11. Genius, the tone of true, i. 188, 189. Gentian, letter on the, i. 204; species of the, _ib._ Gentlemen, duties of, to their peasantry, ii. 128. Geological letters, i. 173, _seqq._ Geology, English _v._ Alpine, i. 181 _seqq._; museum of, at Sheffield, ii. 126; Mr. Ruskin's study of, i. 173, 178; work needed in the science, i. 175. (See also Glaciers.) George, Mr. Ernest, his etchings, i. 113 (note), and _seqq._ "Gerin," play of, mentioned, ii. 194. Germany, characteristics of the nation, ii. 7; Emperor of, ii. 7 (note); Franco-Prussian war and, ii. 22, 28; heroism of a German girl, ii. 100; German soldiery, ii. 7; German women, type of features, ii. 12. Ghibelline faction at Florence, ii. 15 (note). Ghirlandajo, i. 43; no picture by in National Gallery, i. 44 (note). Giagnano, landslip near, i. 202. Gideon's fleece, i. 133. "Gil Blas," ii. 186. Giorgione, i. 75. Giotta, his "public," i. 15; pupil of Cimabue, i. 25, and note, i. 43; his theology of death, i. 118. Glaciers, action of, compared with that of water, i. 175-178; excavation of lake basins by, i. 173 _seqq._; the G. des Bois, i. 178-180; experiments with honey illustrating, i. 178; hardness of, i. 177; motion of, i. 176, 177. Gladstone, Mr., ii. 142 (note); his "Juventus Mundi," ii. 171 (note); at Naples, i. 18, and note; and Lord Beaconsfield, ii. 197. Glasgow, ii. 137; the G. Athenæum, ii. 124 (note); the Lord Rectorship of G. University, ii. 195 _seqq._ _Glasgow Herald_, The, letters in:-- (June 5, 1874) "The Value of Lectures," ii. 124. (Oct. 7, 1880) The Lord Rectorship of Glasgow University (four letters), ii. 195 _seqq._ (Oct. 12, 1880) The Lord Rectorship, etc., ii. 197. _Globe_, The (Oct. 29, 1875), "An Oxford Protest" in, ii. 188. "G. M.," letter of, in the _Reader_, i. 185. Gneiss, the rocks of Chamouni made of, i. 179. Gold, depreciation of, ii. 37; discoveries of, _ib._ (note). Goldwin Smith, Mr., on Luxury, ii. 66 (note). _Good Words_, "Animals of Scripture" reprinted in (1861), ii. 172 (note). Gosse, Dr. L. A., ii. 158. Gothic architecture, adaptability of, i. 125 _seqq._, 131, 132; and classic, i. 99 (note); decoration of, i. 127, 138, 141; effect of strength in, i. 168; employment of various degrees of skill in, i. 129; English, Italian, and Venetian, i. 157; and the Oxford Museum, i. 125 _seqq._; the G. Revival, i. 128, 129, 155 (note); types of French, i. 154. Government, the kind of, needed, ii. 86. Gravelotte, battle of, ii. 31. Great Eastern Railway (article in _Daily Telegraph_ on), the, ii. 83.