Summary of popular superstitions by joseph addison
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It is a social satire on the popular superstitions which scare us to do silly things.
The narrator is shocked when his friend's wife compares falling of salt on the table with the Battle of Alamas and warns him not to keep spoon and forks one upon another.
He is amused by the fear of the unlucky number 13 and the sounds of owl or cricket which bring fear of misfortune or disaster.
The narrator finds the ultimate solution in laying his faith in God's powers and avoid all mishaps. He ends it up by saying that a believer in God can turn every danger into an opportunity and every sorrow into a blessing.
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