Strange superstitions believed not so long ago.
I recently had the great priviledge of borrowing an antique book written by John Quincy Adams called "Letters on Free Masonry" from a friend who collects rare, antique books of historical value. In the Appendix, there is a collection of actual Masonic Oaths taken by the Free Masons of the times, which I thought you'd enjoy reading. I actually scanned a copy of the entire book to help preserve it. If there is no current copywrite on the writings, I will post it in the near future as a PDF file for you to view as well.