余耳筱衫名久矣。己丑七月，始邂逅于扬州。见其性情肫挚，气象雍穆，望而知为非常
之士，然固未尝知其能医也。庚寅春，余两子染疫殇，疫传几遍，移家江北，与筱衫结邻居
筱衫医治皆痊，昕夕过从，谈论极洽，因得尽读其所着《述古斋医书三种》。语不矜奇，法
皆师古，委曲详尽，缠绵悱恻。其辨证也，如扁鹊之视疾，症结皆见；其制方也，如鄂王之
用兵，变化不测；遵是术也，天下无夭民矣。余既悲两儿之不能得筱衫以起其死，而又为天
下之千万亿童幸也。
光绪庚寅闰二月
姻愚弟盱眙王仪郑拜序
按摩一法，北人常用之。曩在京师见直隶满州人，往往饮啖后，或小有不适，辄用此法
能消胀懑，舒经络，亦却病之良方也。南人专以治小儿，名曰推拿。习是术者，不必皆医。
每见版锓某某氏推拿惊科，悬诸市，故知医者略而不求，而妇人女子藉为啖饭地也。岁丁亥
，自都中归，访张广文筱衫仁棣于城东。远近就医者，户外履满，室中医书数百卷，罗列纵
横，为时时目涉者，案置抄本一，涂抹几遍，阅之，则《推拿要诀》也。云系丹徒张君属为
厘订，将醵资刊刻，广惠婴孩。张君号心樵，名言礼，前寓湖西，距余不远，闲在亲串家一
识之。古道可风，孰知留心医学为活人传世计耶。昔人言∶不为良相，必为良医，医之良，
非法不可，夫长桑越人，书不再见，苟得古法，神而明之，即今之长桑越人也。余不知医，
犹记五六龄时，先太孺人云，余生二岁，得慢惊症，置空室中，万无生望，村外兰若一老僧
，清修梵行，兼习岐黄，邀之来，急以铅粉冰片油于左右手心各擦四十九遍，病旋起。或即
此术之遗意欤。今读是书，追思往训，不禁泫然。爰怂恿筱衫，速为校正，俾早流传，是役
也，倡始则心樵，厘正则筱衫，孙君犊山任参校，HT 君实卿、刘君恕堂司音释。周君兰坪、
王君雨亭、韩君毅庵，并倡始者之哲嗣幼樵督镌刊。余既美二张之意，且乐诸君子相与有成
焉，是为序。
时光绪戊子冬十一月
甘泉陈桂馨椒屿氏撰
我早就听说过筱衫的名字。己丑年七月，我在扬州初次与他相遇。见到他性情诚恳真挚，气度庄重温和，望其神态便知他是位非凡之人，然而当时我并不了解他会医术。到了庚寅年春天，我的两个儿子感染疫病去世，瘟疫传播几乎遍及全城，我便搬家到长江以北，与筱衫成为邻居。筱衫医治的两个孩子都痊愈了，我们早晚往来，谈论非常投机，因此得以通读他所著的《述古斋医书三种》。他的言语不夸饰新奇，方法皆效法古人，细致详尽，情意深长。他辨证时，如同扁鹊视疾，病症的关键都清晰可见；他组方时，如同鄂王用兵，变化莫测。遵循这种医术，天下就不会有夭折的百姓了。我既悲伤两个儿子未能得到筱衫救治而复活，又为天下千千万万的儿童感到庆幸。
光绪庚寅年闰二月
姻愚弟盱眙王仪郑拜序
按摩这一方法，北方人常用。从前我在京城看见直隶满洲人，往往在饮食之后，或身体稍有不适，就使用这种方法，能够消除胀闷，疏通经络，也是祛除疾病的良方。南方人专门用它来治疗小儿，名叫推拿。学习这项技术的人，不一定都是医生。我常常见到刻印的某某氏《推拿惊科》，悬挂在市场上，所以知道医生们对此略而不求，而妇女们却借此作为谋生的手段。丁亥年岁末，我从都城归来，到城东拜访张广文筱衫仁棣。远近来就医的人，门口鞋子堆满，室内的中医书籍几百卷，纵横罗列，是我时常翻阅的。案头放置着一本抄本，涂抹修改了几遍，阅读后，原来是《推拿要诀》。书上说这是丹徒张君委托进行厘定修订，将集资刊刻，以广泛惠及婴儿。张君号心樵，名言礼，以前居住在湖西，离我不远，曾在亲戚家偶然认识他。古道可风，谁曾想到留心医学是为了救活世人、流传后世呢？古人说：做不了好的宰相，就做好的医生。医生的高明，不在于法度不可行，而是像长桑君和扁鹊那样，古籍不再重现，如果能得到古法并神妙地领悟它，就是当今的长桑君和扁鹊。我不懂医术，但还记得五六岁时，已故的母亲说，我两岁时得了慢惊症（一种小儿慢性惊风），被放在空房间里，毫无生还希望。村外兰若寺的一位老僧，清修梵行，兼习岐黄之术，邀请他来，急忙用铅粉冰片油在左右手心各擦四十九遍，病随即好转。或许这就是这项技术的遗意吧。现在读这本书，追忆过去的教诲，不禁流泪。于是怂恿筱衫，迅速进行校正，以便早日流传。这项工程，发起者是心樵，厘正者是筱衫，孙君犊山负责参校，HT君实卿、刘君恕堂负责音释。周君兰坪、王君雨亭、韩君毅庵，以及发起者的哲嗣幼樵监督刊刻。我既赞美两位张先生的心意，又高兴诸位君子共同成就此事，因此作序。
时光绪戊子年冬十一月
甘泉陈桂馨椒屿氏撰
I had long heard of Xiaoshan's name. In the seventh month of the Jichu year, I first encountered him in Yangzhou. Seeing his sincere and earnest nature, and his dignified and solemn demeanor, one could tell at a glance that he was an extraordinary person; however, I did not know then that he possessed medical skills. By the spring of the Gengyin year, my two sons died from an epidemic disease. The plague spread almost throughout the city, so I moved my family north of the Yangtze River and became neighbors with Xiaoshan. Xiaoshan cured both children, and we visited each other morning and evening, engaging in very harmonious conversations. Thus, I was able to read thoroughly his work, "Three Medical Books of Shugu Studio." His words were not boastful or novel, but his methods all followed ancient precedents. They were meticulous and detailed, filled with deep emotion. In his syndrome differentiation (辨证), he was like Bian Que examining diseases, seeing the crux of every symptom clearly; in his prescription formulation, he was like the Prince of E using troops, unpredictable in his changes. If one follows this art, there will be no premature deaths among the people of the world. I grieved that my two sons could not be brought back to life by Xiaoshan, yet I rejoiced for the tens of millions of children in the world.
Leap Second Month, Gengyin Year of Guangxu
Your humble brother-in-law, Wang Yizheng from Xuyi, bows to write the preface.
The method of massage is commonly used by northerners. Previously, when I was in the capital, I often saw Manchu people from Zhili use this method after eating or drinking, or when they felt slightly unwell. It could relieve bloating and oppression, soothe the meridians (经络), and was indeed a good prescription for dispelling disease. Southerners specialize in using it for children, calling it tuina (推拿). Those who practice this technique are not necessarily doctors. I often saw printed copies of "Tuina Jingke" by various authors hanging in markets. Therefore, I knew that physicians tended to overlook it, while women used it as a means of livelihood. At the end of the Dinghai year, returning from the capital, I visited Zhang Guangwen Xiaoshan Rendi in the east of the city. Patients seeking treatment from near and far filled the doorway with shoes. Inside the room, hundreds of volumes of traditional Chinese medicine books were arranged纵横ly, which I frequently perused. On the desk lay a manuscript copy, marked and revised several times. Upon reading it, I found it to be "Essential Principles of Tuina." It stated that this was commissioned by Mr. Zhang of Dantu for revision and collation, with funds to be raised for printing, to widely benefit infants. Mr. Zhang, courtesy name Yanli, pseudonym Xinqiao, formerly resided west of the lake, not far from me. I had met him once at a relative's house. This ancient virtue is commendable. Who would have thought that paying attention to medicine was for the sake of saving lives and benefiting future generations? The ancients said: "If one cannot be a good prime minister, one must be a good physician." A physician's excellence lies not in the inflexibility of methods, but in emulating Changsang Jun and Bian Que. Although their texts are no longer visible, if one can obtain ancient methods and understand them divinely, one becomes the Changsang Jun and Bian Que of today. I do not understand medicine, but I still remember when I was five or six years old. My late mother told me that when I was two years old, I suffered from slow convulsions (Man Jing Zheng, a type of chronic pediatric convulsion). I was placed in an empty room with no hope of survival. An old monk from Lano Temple outside the village, who practiced Buddhist asceticism and also studied Qihuang (medicine), was invited. He urgently applied a mixture of lead powder, borneol, and oil, rubbing each palm forty-nine times. The illness soon subsided. Perhaps this was the legacy of this technique. Now, reading this book and recalling past teachings, I cannot help but shed tears. I therefore urged Xiaoshan to quickly correct and collate it, so that it might circulate early. This project was initiated by Xinqiao, collated by Xiaoshan, with Sun Dushan responsible for reference checking, HT Shiqing and Liu Shutang responsible for phonetic annotations. Zhou Lanping, Wang Yuting, Han Yi'an, along with Youqiao, the eldest son of the initiator, supervised the engraving and printing. I admire the intentions of the two Mr. Zhangs and am pleased that the gentlemen have achieved success together. Hence, this preface.
Winter, Eleventh Month, Wuzi Year of Guangxu
Written by Chen Guixin (Jiaoyu) from Ganquan.