In hydrotherapy terms, 55° to 65°F is "cool," 65° to 75°F is "temperate," and 75° to 85°F is "tepid" -- any of which are entirely suitable alongside the Five Rites, and in fact highly recommended. Below 55°F is "cold," and not recommended by Kelder's book. All this is from Dr. R.T. Trall's Hydropathic Encyclopedia, which can be downloaded here:
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Date: 2023-02-24 08:13 pm (UTC)https://archive.org/details/hydropathicency01tralgoog