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[Old] Lore:

In really old times, people whispered about the wickedness of thieves and sinning, and one popular tale/rumour was about the Hand of Glory.

It goes that a master thief carried a dead man's withered hand into the house he intends to burgle, and then lights the fingers on fire. If a finger catches fire, it means somebody is sleeping inside the house--if it doesn't, then it means they're awake. (Or there aren't enough people [in the house] as there are fingers, which is important and plays into how the thief is often caught at the end, by people [in the house] hiding or [pretending] to be asleep.)

Once the fingers were lit, the sleeping people were charmed, and wouldn't wake up until the flames were [extinguished], which could only be done by dipping the hand into fresh milk.

A common variation on the tale is that the hand must be taken from the hand of an unborn baby. Preferably done in a graveyard, at the stroke of midnight, and without making any noise. These Hands of Glory were the best, and when lit on fire, could burn forever without being consumed, and also casting a "devil's light", which would light up the darkness, but only for the thief holding it.

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